Where does “bacik” come from?
bacik (Polish) comes from Polish bat, from Thai บาท, from Pali pāda, from Sanskrit पाद, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
Ancestry of “bacik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | bat | whip; bateau; baht |
| 2 | Thai | บาท | priest; foot; an honorific for or term of address... |
| 3 | Pali | pāda | foot; foot of a mountain; foot of a verse; a... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | पाद | the foot; the foot or leg of an inanimate object,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pā́ts | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pā́ts | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |