Where does “водорість” come from?

водорість (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;...

водорість (Ukrainian): seaweed, alga

Definitions

  1. seaweed, alga

Ancestry of “водорість”, step by step

водорість 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 рости́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianрости́to grow
2Proto-Slavicorstito grow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-to move, to stir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →