Where does “보드카” come from?
보드카 (Korean) 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;...
보드카 (Korean): vodka
Ancestry of “보드카”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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;... |