Where does “západoevropský” come from?

západoevropský (Czech) comes 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.

západoevropský (Czech): Western European

Definitions

  1. Western European

Ancestry of “západoevropský”, step by step

západoevropský traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech západ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzápadsunset; west
2Proto-Slavic*zapadъsunset
3Proto-Slavicpastìto pasture
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Czech Evropa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechEvropaEuropean Union
2Ancient GreekΕὐρώπηEuropa; Europe
3Ancient Greekὤψto the eye; in the face; eye
4Proto-Hellenicókʷseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei →