Where does “severozápadní” come from?

severozápadní (Czech) comes from Czech severozápad, 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.

severozápadní (Czech): northwest, northwestern

Definitions

  1. northwest, northwestern

Ancestry of “severozápadní”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechseverozápadnorthwest
2Czechzápadsunset; west
3Proto-Slavic*zapadъsunset
4Proto-Slavicpastìto pasture
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
7Proto-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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