Where does “потъ” come from?

потъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic potъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic paktas, from Proto-Indo-European pokʷtós, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

потъ (Old East Slavic): sweat

Definitions

  1. sweat

Ancestry of “потъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpotъsweat
2Proto-Balto-Slavicpaktassweat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpokʷtóscooked
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

Words derived from “потъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pokʷtós →