Where does “навоз” come from?
навоз (Russian) comes from Russian воз, from Proto-Slavic vozъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic waźas, from Proto-Indo-European wóǵʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.
навоз (Russian): dung, manure
Ancestry of “навоз”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | воз | cart; cartload |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vozъ | cart, wagon |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | waźas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wóǵʰ-o-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |