Where does “потоп” come from?

потоп (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic потопъ, from Proto-Slavic *potopъ — deluge, flood.

потоп (Russian): flood, deluge

Definitions

  1. flood, deluge

Ancestry of “потоп”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпотопъflood, deluge
2Proto-Slavic*potopъdeluge, flood
Every word from Proto-Slavic *potopъ →Every word from Old East Slavic потопъ →