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Where does “Pasek” come from?

Pasek (Polish) comes from Polish pas, from French pas, from Old French pas, from Latin pāstus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “Pasek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpasbelt; fess; pass
2Frenchpasstep, pace, footstep; strait, pass; thread, pitch
3Old Frenchpaspace; step; Alternative form of past
4Latinpāstus—
5Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Italic-tus—
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →