Where does “мелководье” come from?

мелководье (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;...

мелководье (Russian): shallow water; period of shallow water; shallows

Definitions

  1. shallow water; period of shallow water; shallows

Ancestry of “мелководье”, step by step

мелководье traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian вода́

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

via Russian ме́лкий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianме́лкийfine, fine-grained
2Old East Slavicмѣлъкъ
3Proto-Slavicmělъkъsmall, little; shallow
4Proto-Slavic-ъkъForms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;...
5Proto-Slavic-kъDeverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or...
6Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥