Where does “vodă” come from?

vodă (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic воѥвода, from Proto-Slavic vojevoda, from Proto-Slavic voditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

vodă (Romanian): voivode, waywode

Definitions

  1. voivode, waywode

Ancestry of “vodă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicвоѥводаmilitary commander
2Proto-Slavicvojevodaarmy leader, warlord, duke
3Proto-Slavicvoditito lead, to conduct
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwádīˀteito lead, to conduct
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “vodă”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic voditi →