Where does “zawadniać” come from?
zawadniać (Polish) comes from Polish zawodnić, from Polish wodny, 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;...
zawadniać (Polish): to flood, to irrigate
Definitions
- to flood, to irrigate
Ancestry of “zawadniać”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | zawodnić | to flood, to irrigate |
| 2 | Polish | wodny | aquatic, water; aqueous |
| 3 | Polish | wóda | Augmentative of wódka |
| 4 | Old Polish | woda | water |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | vodà | water |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wandō | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |