Where does “jevodil” come from?
jevodil (Volapük) comes from Volapük jevod, from Volapük jeval, from French cheval, from French bois, from Middle French boys, from Old French bois, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz — to become, grow, appear.
jevodil (Volapük): little horse; pony
Ancestry of “jevodil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Volapük | jevod | horse |
| 2 | Volapük | jeval | horse |
| 3 | French | cheval | horse; horsepower; tall and slim woman, beautiful... |
| 4 | French | bois | wood; wood, woodland; antler |
| 5 | Middle French | boys | wood |
| 6 | Old French | bois | woodland; woods |
| 7 | Frankish | busk | bush; bush, thicket |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |