Where does “paštomatas” come from?
paštomatas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian paštas, from Belarusian пошта, from Russian по́чта, from Polish poczta, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō.
paštomatas (Lithuanian): parcel locker
Definitions
- parcel locker
Ancestry of “paštomatas”, step by step
paštomatas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Lithuanian paštas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | paštas | |
| 2 | Belarusian | пошта | mail, post |
| 3 | Russian | по́чта | mail (U.S.), post (GB) |
| 4 | Polish | poczta | mail; post; post office |
| 5 | Italian | posta | mail, post; post office; stakes |
| 6 | Italian | posto | place, spot |
| 7 | Latin | positus | placed; ordained |
| 8 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |
via Lithuanian automatas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | automatas | — |