Where does “vodi” come from?
vodi (Proto-Slavic) comes from Old Church Slavonic водити, from Proto-Slavic voditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
Ancestry of “vodi”, step by step
vodi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Church Slavonic водити
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | водити | lead; conduct |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | voditi | to lead, to conduct |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wádīˀtei | to lead, to conduct |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |
via Latin vacare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vacare | present active infinitive of vacō; second-person... |