Where does “водяная ящерица” come from?

водяная ящерица (Russian) comes from Russian водяно́й, 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;...

водяная ящерица (Russian): Australian water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii)

Definitions

  1. Australian water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii)

Ancestry of “водяная ящерица”, step by step

водяная ящерица traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian водяно́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianводяно́йwater
2Russianвода́water
3Old East Slavicводаwater
4Proto-Slavicvodàwater
5Proto-Balto-Slavicwandōwater
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Russian я́щерица

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianя́щерица
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥