Where does “mąciwoda” come from?

mąciwoda (Polish) comes 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;...

mąciwoda (Polish): troublemaker

Definitions

  1. troublemaker

Ancestry of “mąciwoda”, step by step

mąciwoda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish wóda

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

via Polish mącić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmącićto stir; to disturb; to ruffle, muddy
2Proto-Slavic*mǭtìtito stir, to make turbid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →