Where does “Volga” come from?

Volga is the English name for Russia's principal river, derived from Russian Волга (Vólga), of unknown ultimate origin.

Volga (English): Any of several automobiles of the same brand...

Definitions

  1. Any of several automobiles of the same brand...

Ancestry of “Volga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianВо́лгаVolga mid-size Russian automobile often used as a taxi
2Proto-Slavicvьlga—
3Proto-Slavicvьlgъkъmoist, damp, humid, wet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welg- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьlgъkъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic vьlga →