Where does “vodič” come from?

vodič (Slovak) comes from Slovak vodiť, from Proto-Slavic voditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- — to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...

vodič (Slovak): driver; conductor

Definitions

  1. driver; conductor

Ancestry of “vodič”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakvodiťto lead
2Proto-Slavicvoditito lead, to conduct
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwádīˀteito lead, to conduct
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰ-to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wádīˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic voditi →
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