Where does “выдра” come from?

выдра (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic выдра, from Proto-Slavic vydra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ūdrāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European udréh₂, from Proto-Indo-European udrós, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

выдра (Russian): otter; mean, ugly woman

Definitions

  1. otter; mean, ugly woman

Ancestry of “выдра”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicвыдра—
2Proto-Slavicvydraotter
3Proto-Balto-Slavicūdrāˀ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanudréh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanudrósof water, aquatic
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “выдра”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European udrós →