Where does “wodowskaz” come from?

wodowskaz (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;...

wodowskaz (Polish): water gauge

Definitions

  1. water gauge

Ancestry of “wodowskaz”, step by step

wodowskaz 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 wskaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwskazgraduation; phasor; sign, indication
2Polishwskazaćto indicate, to point to, to show
3Polishkazaćto order, to tell someone to do something
4Proto-Slavickāzàtito show
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →
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