Where does “водопрово́д” come from?
водопрово́д (Russian) comes from Russian прово́д, from Russian проводи́ть, from Russian про́-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
водопрово́д (Russian): water pipe; water-supply
Definitions
- water pipe; water-supply
Ancestry of “водопрово́д”, step by step
водопрово́д traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian прово́д
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | прово́д | wire, lead, conductor |
| 2 | Russian | проводи́ть | to escort, to accompany |
| 3 | Russian | про́- | through, past describing an action of passing through a space or an object |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | pro- | pro-, for-, through |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | *pro | for |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *pra | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |