Where does “pēšs” come from?

pēšs (Latvian) comes from Latvian pēs-šas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pēs-tyos, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-tyos, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-tis — going on foot.

pēšs (Latvian): sudden

Definitions

  1. sudden

Ancestry of “pēšs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpēs-šas—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicpēs-tyos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-tyos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-tisgoing on foot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd-tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd-tyos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pēs-tyos →