wodnik.
vodyanoy
Meaning & usage
vodyanoy
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Balto-Slavic *wandō Proto-Slavic *voda Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Balto-Slavic *-inas Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ Proto-Slavic *vodьnъ Proto-Indo-European *-eykos Proto-Balto-Slavic *-eikas Proto-Slavic *-ikъ ▲ Proto-Slavic *voda ▲ Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ ▲ Proto-Slavic *-ikъ Proto-Slavic *-ьnikъ Proto-Slavic *vodьnikъ Polish wodnik Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vodьnikъ. By surface analysis, wodny + -ik.
water rail (Rallus aquaticus)
diving bell spider, water spider (Argyroneta aquatica)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Balto-Slavic *wandō Proto-Slavic *voda Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Balto-Slavic *-inas Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ Proto-Slavic *vodьnъ Proto-Indo-European *-eykos Proto-Balto-Slavic *-eikas Proto-Slavic *-ikъ ▲ Proto-Slavic *voda ▲ Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ ▲ Proto-Slavic *-ikъ Proto-Slavic *-ьnikъ Proto-Slavic *vodьnikъ Polish wodnik Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vodьnikъ. By surface analysis, wodny + -ik.
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