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Where does “ведро́” come from?

ведро́ (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic вѣдро, from Proto-Slavic vědro, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

ведро́ (Russian): pail, bucket; bucket

Definitions

  1. pail, bucket; bucket

Ancestry of “ведро́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicвѣдро—
2Proto-Slavicvědrobucket, pail
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “ведро́”

  • vedro
  • ведра
  • ведра
  • ведра
  • wiit'ʀuuq
  • witʀuuq
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