Where does “вожд” come from?

вожд (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic voďь, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

вожд (Bulgarian): chieftain, chief, leader a leader of a clan or tribe

Definitions

  1. chieftain, chief, leader a leader of a clan or tribe

Ancestry of “вожд”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvoďьleader, chief
2Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
4Proto-Finnicwiša—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás →Every word from Proto-Finnic wiša →