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Where does “вѣдро” come from?

вѣдро (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic vědro, 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;...

Ancestry of “вѣдро”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvědrobucket, pail
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “вѣдро”

  • ведро
  • ვედრო
  • вядро
  • витре
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