Where does “во́дка” come from?

во́дка (Russian) comes from Russian вода́, 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;...

во́дка (Russian): vodka

Definitions

  1. vodka

Ancestry of “во́дка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвода́water
2Old East Slavicводаwater
3Proto-Slavicvodàwater
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwandōwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “во́дка”

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