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Where does “vodьnikъ” come from?

vodьnikъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic voditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

vodьnikъ (Proto-Slavic): washbasin, sink; nix, water spirit, water...

Definitions

  1. washbasin, sink; nix, water spirit, water...

Ancestry of “vodьnikъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvoditito lead, to conduct
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwádīˀteito lead, to conduct
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “vodьnikъ”

  • водник
  • помлад водник
  • постар водник
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