Where does “пешка” come from?

пешка (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic *pěšьka, from Proto-Slavic pěšь, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

пешка (Bulgarian): pawn

Definitions

  1. pawn

Ancestry of “пешка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*pěšьkapawn
2Proto-Slavicpěšьpedestrian; on foot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →