Where does “vodka” come from?
Vodka comes from Russian во́дка, a diminutive of Russian вода́ meaning water.
vodka (English): A clear distilled alcoholic liquor made from...
Definitions
- A clear distilled alcoholic liquor made from...
Ancestry of “vodka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | во́дка | — |
| 2 | Russian | вода́ | water |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | вода | water |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | vodà | — |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wandō | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
Words derived from “vodka”