Where does “povod” come from?

povod (Romanian) comes from Russian по́вод, from Russian повести́, from Russian вести́, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

povod (Romanian): rein, bridle

Definitions

  1. rein, bridle

Ancestry of “povod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпо́водrein, bridle, bridle-rein
2Russianповести́to lead, to conduct, to direct, to drive
3Russianвести́to conduct, direct; to lead
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Russian вести́ →Every word from Russian повести́ →