Where does “pasťák” come from?

pasťák (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.

pasťák (Czech): reformatory, reform school

Definitions

  1. reformatory, reform school

Ancestry of “pasťák”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei →
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