Where does “vozhd” come from?
vozhd (English) comes from Russian вождь, from Old Church Slavonic вождь, from Proto-Slavic voďь, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
vozhd (English): A Soviet leader
Ancestry of “vozhd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | вождь | chief, chieftain; leader; captain |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | вождь | leader |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | voďь | leader, chief |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -jь | Adjectival inherited from the Caland roots,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yós | that, who, which |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |