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Where does “ropovod” come from?

ropovod (Czech) comes from Czech -vod, from Czech vodit, from Old Czech voditi, from Proto-Slavic voditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

ropovod (Czech): petroleum pipeline, oil pipeline

Definitions

  1. petroleum pipeline, oil pipeline

Ancestry of “ropovod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czech-vod—
2Czechvodititerative of vést
3Old Czechvoditi—
4Proto-Slavicvoditito lead, to conduct
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwádīˀteito lead, to conduct
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
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