Where does “завод” come from?
завод (Bulgarian) comes from Russian заво́д, from Russian заводи́ть, from Russian води́ть, from Proto-Slavic voditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
завод (Bulgarian): factory, plant a large industrial enterprise where goods, machines, materials, food products, chemicals, or other products are manufactured or processed
Definitions
- factory, plant a large industrial enterprise where goods, machines, materials, food products, chemicals, or other products are manufactured or processed
Ancestry of “завод”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | заво́д | factory |
| 2 | Russian | заводи́ть | to take, to bring, to lead |
| 3 | Russian | води́ть | lead; to drive; to lead, to drive, to breed |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | voditi | to lead, to conduct |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wádīˀtei | to lead, to conduct |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |