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Where does “vodomjer” come from?

vodomjer (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian voda, from Proto-Slavic voda, 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;...

vodomjer (Serbo-Croatian): water gauge; water meter

Definitions

  1. water gauge; water meter

Ancestry of “vodomjer”, step by step

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