Where does “Wodnik” come from?

Wodnik (Polish) comes from Polish wodny, from Polish wóda, from Old Polish woda, 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;...

Wodnik (Polish): Aquarius, a constellation

Definitions

  1. Aquarius, a constellation

Ancestry of “Wodnik”, step by step

Wodnik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish wodny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwodnyaquatic, water; aqueous
2PolishwódaAugmentative of wódka
3Old Polishwodawater
4Proto-Slavicvodàwater
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwandōwater
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Proto-Slavic vodьnikъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvodьnikъwashbasin, sink; nix, water spirit, water...
2Proto-Slavicvoditito lead, to conduct
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwádīˀteito lead, to conduct
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “Wodnik”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →