Where does “водопад” come from?

водопад (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian во̀да, 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;...

водопад (Serbo-Croatian): waterfall

Definitions

  1. waterfall

Ancestry of “водопад”, step by step

водопад traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian во̀да

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianво̀даwater (H2O)
2Proto-Slavicvodàwater
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwandōwater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Serbo-Croatian па̏сти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпа̏стиto fall
2Proto-Slavicpastìto pasture
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →
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