Where does “vodni” come from?

vodni (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian vòda, 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;...

vodni (Serbo-Croatian): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “vodni”, step by step

vodni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian vòda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvòda—
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 vod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianvodconduit; squad, platoon
2Serbo-Croatianvòditito lead; to manage
3Proto-Slavicvoditito lead, to conduct
4Proto-Balto-Slavicwádīˀteito lead, to conduct
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →