Where does “paśnik” come from?

paśnik (Polish) comes from Polish pasza, from Proto-Finnic paša, from Czech pást, from Proto-Slavic pastь, from Proto-Slavic pastì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

paśnik (Polish): hay feeder

Definitions

  1. hay feeder

Ancestry of “paśnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpaszafodder; pasha
2Proto-Finnicpaša—
3Czechpástto graze, to pasture
4Proto-Slavicpastьfall, attack; trench, trap; mouth, throat
5Proto-Slavicpastìto pasture
6Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei →