Where does “vodník” come from?

vodník (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic vodьnikъ, from Proto-Slavic voditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

vodník (Czech): vodyanoy a water sprite from Slavic mythology

Definitions

  1. vodyanoy a water sprite from Slavic mythology

Ancestry of “vodník”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvodьnikъwashbasin, sink; nix, water spirit, water...
2Proto-Slavicvoditito lead, to conduct
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwádīˀteito lead, to conduct
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic voditi →