Where does “вода́” come from?

вода́ (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic вода, from Proto-Slavic vodà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wandō, 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;...

вода́ (Russian): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “вода́”, step by step

вода́ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old East Slavic вода

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicводаwater
2Proto-Slavicvodàwater
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwandōwater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Russian води́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianводи́тьlead; to drive; to lead, to drive, to breed
2Proto-Slavicvoditito lead, to conduct
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwádīˀteito lead, to conduct
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

Words derived from “вода́”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →