Where does “запад” come from?

запад (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic *zapadъ, from Proto-Slavic pastì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

запад (Bulgarian): west; the West

Definitions

  1. west; the West

Ancestry of “запад”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*zapadъsunset
2Proto-Slavicpastìto pasture
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “запад”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei →