Where does “пътник” come from?

пътник (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic пѫтьникъ, from Proto-Slavic pǫtьnikъ, from Proto-Slavic pǫtь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pántis, from Proto-Indo-European póntoh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

пътник (Bulgarian): passenger

Definitions

  1. passenger

Ancestry of “пътник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпѫтьникъtraveler
2Proto-Slavicpǫtьnikъtraveler, wayfarer
3Proto-Slavicpǫtьway, path
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpántisway, path, road
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpóntoh₁spath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póntoh₁s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pántis →