Where does “paštas” come from?
paštas (Lithuanian) comes from Belarusian пошта, from Russian по́чта, from Polish poczta, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō.
paštas (Lithuanian): mail
Definitions
Ancestry of “paštas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarusian | пошта | mail, post |
| 2 | Russian | по́чта | mail (U.S.), post (GB) |
| 3 | Polish | poczta | mail; post; post office |
| 4 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 5 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 6 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 7 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |