Where does “водограй” come from?

водограй (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian вода, from 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;...

водограй (Ukrainian): a water fountain artificial pool-like sculpture that releases water

Definitions

  1. a water fountain artificial pool-like sculpture that releases water

Ancestry of “водограй”, step by step

водограй traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian вода

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianводаwater
2Slavic*voda—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwandōwater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via Ukrainian гра́ти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianгра́тиto play a musical instrument
2Serbo-Croatianигратиto play; to act, enact; to dance
3Proto-Slavicjьgratito play
4Proto-Slavicjьgraplay, game
5Proto-Balto-Slavicígrāˀ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →