Where does “vådă” come from?
vådă (Polabian) comes 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;...
vådă (Polabian): water
Ancestry of “vådă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | vodà | — |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wandō | water |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |