Where does “konipas” come from?

konipas (Czech) comes from Czech pást, from Proto-Slavic pastь, 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.

konipas (Czech): wagtail

Definitions

  1. wagtail

Ancestry of “konipas”, step by step

konipas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech pást

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpástto graze, to pasture
2Proto-Slavicpastьfall, attack; trench, trap; mouth, throat
3Proto-Slavicpastìto pasture
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Czech kůň

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkůňhorse; knight
2Old Czechkóňhorse
3Proto-Slavickoňьhorse
4Proto-Slavickomňь—
5Proto-Slavickobňь—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei →