en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodka
Poland
In Poland, vodka (Polish: wódka), has been produced since the early Middle Ages.
Large-scale vodka production began in Poland at the end of the 16th century, initially at Kraków, whence spirits were exported to Silesia before 1550. Silesian cities also bought vodka from Poznań, a city that in 1580 had 498 working spirits distilleries. Soon, however, Gdańsk outpaced both these cities. In the 17th (1600's) and 18th centuries, Polish vodka was known in the Netherlands, Denmark, England, Russia, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Moldavia, Ukraine and the Black Sea basin.
Russia
The first written usage of the word vodka in an official Russian document in its modern meaning is dated by the decree of Empress Elizabeth of June 8, 1751
First Wódka/Vodka in UK was form Poland.
We pronounce
W in different way than Brits. So It could be changed into V to save original sound.