Where does “водовод” come from?
водовод (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Czech vodovod, from Czech vodo-, from Czech voda, from Old Czech voda, from Proto-Slavic vodà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wandō, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
водовод (Serbo-Croatian): waterworks, plumbing
Definitions
- waterworks, plumbing
Ancestry of “водовод”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | vodovod | waterworks, plumbing |
| 2 | Czech | vodo- | hydro- pertaining to water |
| 3 | Czech | voda | water |
| 4 | Old Czech | voda | water |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | vodà | water |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wandō | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |