Where does “pėstininkas” come from?
pėstininkas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian pėda, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
pėstininkas (Lithuanian): infantryman, foot soldier; pawn
Definitions
- infantryman, foot soldier; pawn
Ancestry of “pėstininkas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | pėda | foot |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |