Where does “водохранилище” come from?
водохранилище (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;...
водохранилище (Russian): reservoir, storage pond / pool, water storage...
Definitions
- reservoir, storage pond / pool, water storage...
Ancestry of “водохранилище”, step by step
водохранилище 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 храни́лище
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | храни́лище | depository, repository, depot, storehouse, warehouse a location for storage, often for safety or preservation |
| 2 | Russian | -ли́ще | Suffix used to form neuter nouns from verbs, usually denoting a place and sometimes having an archaic or literary feel |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *-lišče | — |