Where does “cyjanowodór” come from?

cyjanowodór (Polish) comes from Polish wodór, from Polish wodoród, 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- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

cyjanowodór (Polish): hydrogen cyanide

Definitions

  1. hydrogen cyanide

Ancestry of “cyjanowodór”, step by step

cyjanowodór traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish wodór

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwodórhydrogen
2Polishwodoródhydrogen
3PolishwódaAugmentative of wódka
4Old Polishwodawater
5Proto-Slavicvodàwater
6Proto-Balto-Slavicwandōwater
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Polish cyjan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishcyjanhydrogen cyanide
2Ancient Greekκυάνεοςof the color of κῠ́ᾰνος: dark; dark-blue
3Ancient Greekκῠ́ᾰνοςdark-blue enamel
4Hittitekuwannan-precious stone, copper, blue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwey-to hiss, to whistle, to whisper; to shine, white,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →