Where does “PAC” come from?

PAC (English) comes from Polish pąć, from Proto-Slavic pǫtь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pántis, from Proto-Indo-European póntoh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

PAC (English): file

Definitions

  1. file

Ancestry of “PAC”, step by step

PAC traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish pąć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpąćtravel, pilgrimage
2Proto-Slavicpǫtьway, path
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpántisway, path, road
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpóntoh₁spath
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

via English shoepac

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshoepacA shoe, especially a warm, waterproofed boot
2Unamichipàkwshoe

Words derived from “PAC”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póntoh₁s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pántis →
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