Where does “водопад” come from?

водопад (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;...

водопад (Russian): waterfall

Definitions

  1. waterfall

Ancestry of “водопад”, step by step

водопад traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian вода́

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;...

via Russian па́дать

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпа́датьfall; to fall, drop, decrease, decline
2Proto-Slavicpàdatito fall, to topple down
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →
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