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Where does “powodzianin” come from?

powodzianin (Polish) comes from Polish powódź, 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;...

powodzianin (Polish): flood survivor

Definitions

  1. flood survivor

Ancestry of “powodzianin”, step by step

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