Where does “pahasti” come from?

pahasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish paha, from Proto-Finnic paha, from Proto-Finnic paša, from Czech pást, from Proto-Slavic pastь, from Proto-Slavic pastì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European pēd- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

pahasti (Finnish): badly

Definitions

  1. badly

Ancestry of “pahasti”, step by step

pahasti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpahabad, ill; evil; difficult, hard, tricky
2Proto-Finnicpahabad, evil, unkind
3Proto-Finnicpaša
4Czechpástto graze, to pasture
5Proto-Slavicpastьfall, attack; trench, trap; mouth, throat
6Proto-Slavicpastìto pasture
7Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
9Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei