Where does “woda” come from?

woda (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic vodà, 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;...

woda (Upper Sorbian): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “woda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvodàwater
2Proto-Balto-Slavicwandōwater
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ →