Where does “водопой” come from?
водопой (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;...
водопой (Russian): watering hole, pond, horse pond; watering
Definitions
- watering hole, pond, horse pond; watering
Ancestry of “водопой”, step by step
водопой 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 пои́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | пои́ть | to water, to give to drink |