Where does “ватт” come from?

ватт (Mongolian) comes from Russian ватт, from German Watt, from Middle Low German wat, from Old Saxon hwat, from Proto-West Germanic hwat, from Proto-Germanic hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

ватт (Mongolian): watt

Definitions

  1. watt

Ancestry of “ватт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianваттwatt; mudflat
2GermanWattintertidal zone, foreshore, especially the vast...
3Middle Low Germanwatwhat
4Old Saxonhwatwhat; lo!, what!, indeed!
5Proto-West Germanichwatwhat
6Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
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