Where does “земноводный” come from?
земноводный (Russian) comes from Russian во́дный, 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;...
земноводный (Russian): amphibious capable of functioning on land or in water
Definitions
- amphibious capable of functioning on land or in water
Ancestry of “земноводный”, step by step
земноводный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian во́дный
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | во́дный | water; aquatic |
| 2 | Russian | вода́ | water |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | вода | water |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | vodà | water |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wandō | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via Russian земно́й
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | земно́й | earth; terrestrial |