Where does “paštas” come from?
paštas (Lithuanian) comes from Belarusian пошта, from Russian по́чта, from Polish poczta, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.
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 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 7 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |