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Where does “ウォッカ” come from?

ウォッカ (Japanese) comes from Russian во́дка, from Russian вода́, from Old East Slavic вода, from Proto-Slavic vodà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wandō, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

ウォッカ (Japanese): vodka

Definitions

  1. vodka

Ancestry of “ウォッカ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianво́дка—
2Russianвода́water
3Old East Slavicводаwater
4Proto-Slavicvodà—
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwandōwater
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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