Where does “vodonoša” come from?
vodonoša (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;...
vodonoša (Serbo-Croatian): water carrier
Definitions
- water carrier
Ancestry of “vodonoša”, step by step
vodonoša traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian voda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | voda | water |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | voda | 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 Serbo-Croatian nositi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | nositi | to carry, bring; to wear; to produce, bear |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | nositi | to carry, to bring |
| 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 |