Where does “письмоводитель” come from?

письмоводитель (Russian) comes from Russian води́ть, from Proto-Slavic voditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

письмоводитель (Russian): clerk

Definitions

  1. clerk

Ancestry of “письмоводитель”, step by step

письмоводитель traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian води́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianводи́тьlead; to drive; to lead, to drive, to breed
2Proto-Slavicvoditito lead, to conduct
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwádīˀteito lead, to conduct
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

via Russian письмо́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianписьмо́letter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀteiEvery word from Proto-Slavic voditi