Where does “pěšy” come from?

pěšy (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic pěšь, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

pěšy (Lower Sorbian): walking, on foot

Definitions

  1. walking, on foot

Ancestry of “pěšy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpěšьpedestrian; on foot
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →