Where does “stezka” come from?

stezka (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic stьdza, from Proto-Balto-Slavic stiga, from Proto-Indo-European stigʰ-eh₂.

stezka (Czech): path a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians

Definitions

  1. path a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians

Ancestry of “stezka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicstьdzapath
2Proto-Balto-Slavicstiga—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstigʰ-eh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stigʰ-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic stiga →Every word from Proto-Slavic stьdza →