Etymology of the English word vodka
the English word
vodkaderived from the Russian word
vodkaderived from the Old Russian word
voda (water)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wed-derived from the Proto-Slavic word
vodà Date
The earliest known usage of vodka in English dates from the 19th century.
Cognates
Dutch
wodka, French
vodka, German
Wodka, Icelandic
vodka, Swedish
vodkaUsage
Word found in Modern English
