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"Βέδυ γαρ τους Φρύγας το ύδωρ καλείν" "Because the Phrygians call the water as Vedi" Klimis the Alexandrian "Οι δε Αιγύπτιοι νομίζουσι Φρύγας προτέρους γενέσθαι εαυτών, των δε άλλων εαυτούς" "Egyptians consider that Phrygians are more ancient than them, but Egyptians are more ancient than any other people" Herodotus B 2 |
Modern Macedonian VODI/A > Water/s
Most likely in all Slavic languages
the word in Russian:
вода > voda > water
Gemranic: *watar, *watÌ n,
germ.
Ancient/Modern Greek ύδωρ > hydor > water
Sometimes νερό as in μεταλλικό νερό > mineral water
Or "μαλακό" νερό > soft water
In Macedonian Mlaka voda > soft water
Russian мягкая вода > mjakaja voda > soft water
Old Church Slavonik mlā-k-, mlēu- : mlū̆ > to grind; fine, ground
Aperantly one Sanskrit word for water was
udaka = (n) water
which can be considered the root for the Indo European words for water.
Ancient quotes taken from here