Where does “ścieżka” come from?

ścieżka (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic stьžьka, from Proto-Slavic stьga, from Proto-Balto-Slavic stigāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European stigʰeh₂.

ścieżka (Polish): trail; path; footpath

Definitions

  1. trail; path; footpath

Ancestry of “ścieżka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicstьžьkasmall path, trail
2Proto-Slavicstьgapath
3Proto-Balto-Slavicstigāˀ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstigʰeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stigʰeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic stigāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic stьga →