Where does “volga” come from?

volga (Italian) comes from Russian Во́лга, from Proto-Slavic vьlga, from Proto-Slavic vьlgъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European welg- — wet, damp.

volga (Italian): first-person singular present subjunctive of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of...

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 →