Where does “západ” come from?
západ (Czech) comes 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.
západ (Czech): sunset; west
Ancestry of “západ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *zapadъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pastì | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pṓˀstei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
Words derived from “západ”