Where does “водомер” come from?
водомер (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Macedonian 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;...
водомер (Serbo-Croatian): water gauge; water meter
Definitions
- water gauge; water meter
Ancestry of “водомер”, step by step
водомер traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Macedonian вода
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macedonian | вода | water |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vodà | water |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wandō | water |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via Macedonian мери
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macedonian | мери | to measure |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | měriti | to measure |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |