Where does “cernavodeancă” come from?
cernavodeancă (Romanian) comes from Romanian cernavodean, from Romanian Cernavodă, from Bulgarian вода, from Old Church Slavonic вода, 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;...
Ancestry of “cernavodeancă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | cernavodean | — |
| 2 | Romanian | Cernavodă | — |
| 3 | Bulgarian | вода | water, aqua; body of water |
| 4 | Old Church Slavonic | вода | 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;... |