Where does “povodí” come from?

povodí (Czech) comes from Czech voda, from Old Czech voda, from Proto-Slavic vodà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wandō, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

povodí (Czech): drainage basin of a river or a lake

Definitions

  1. drainage basin of a river or a lake

Ancestry of “povodí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvodawater
2Old Czechvodawater
3Proto-Slavicvodàwater
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwandōwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →