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Where does “муњовод” come from?

муњовод (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian водити, from Proto-Slavic voditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

муњовод (Serbo-Croatian): lightning rod

Definitions

  1. lightning rod

Ancestry of “муњовод”, step by step

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