Where does “пост” come from?

пост (Bulgarian) comes from English post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō.

пост (Bulgarian): fast

Definitions

  1. fast

Ancestry of “пост”, step by step

пост traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English post

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpostA long dowel or plank protruding from the ground;...
2Middle Frenchposte—
3Italianpostamail, post; post office; stakes
4Italianpostoplace, spot
5Latinpositusplaced; ordained
6Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
7Proto-Italicpoznō—
8Proto-Italicpozinō—
9Proto-Italicsinō—

via Ottoman Turkish پوست

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپوست—
2Classical Persianپوستshell, cover; poppy-head
3Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎿𐎫𐎠—
4Indo-Iranian*pawástam—

via Romanian post

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpostfast, fasting
2Proto-Slavicpostъfast period of restricted eating
3Old High Germanfastafast
Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →Every word from Proto-Italic pozinō →Every word from Proto-Italic poznō →