Where does “votka” come from?
votka (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Turkish votka, from Ottoman Turkish ووتقا, from Russian во́дка, from Russian вода́, from Old East Slavic вода, from Proto-Slavic vodà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wandō, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
votka (Serbo-Croatian): vodka
Definitions
- vodka
Ancestry of “votka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | votka | vodka |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ووتقا | — |
| 3 | Russian | во́дка | vodka |
| 4 | Russian | вода́ | water |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | вода | water |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | vodà | water |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | wandō | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |