Where does “pǫt” come from?

pǫt (Polabian) comes from Proto-Slavic pǫtь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pántis, from Proto-Indo-European póntoh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

pǫt (Polabian): road; way

Definitions

  1. road; way

Ancestry of “pǫt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpǫtьway, path
2Proto-Balto-Slavicpántisway, path, road
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpóntoh₁spath
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póntoh₁s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pántis →