Where does “водонагреватель” come from?
водонагреватель (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;...
водонагреватель (Russian): water heater
Definitions
- water heater
Ancestry of “водонагреватель”, step by step
водонагреватель traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian вода́
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | вода́ | water |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | вода | water |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vodà | water |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wandō | water |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via Russian нагрева́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | нагрева́ть | to heat, to warm |
| 2 | Russian | нагре́ть | to heat, to warm |
| 3 | Russian | гре́ть | to heat (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | grěti | to warm, to heat; to shine |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰer- | warm, hot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr | — |