Where does “węglowodór” come from?

węglowodór (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;...

węglowodór (Polish): hydrocarbon

Definitions

  1. hydrocarbon

Ancestry of “węglowodór”, step by step

węglowodór 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 Węgiel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishWęgiel
2Old Polishwęgielcoal; charcoal
3Proto-Slavic*ǫ̀gľьcoal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥