Where does “jihozápad” come from?

jihozápad (Czech) comes from Czech západ, 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.

jihozápad (Czech): southwest

Definitions

  1. southwest

Ancestry of “jihozápad”, step by step

jihozápad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech západ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzápadsunset; west
2Proto-Slavic*zapadъsunset
3Proto-Slavicpastìto pasture
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Czech jih

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechjihsouth
2Old Czechjuhthaw
3Proto-Slavicjùgъsouth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei →