Where does “piechota” come from?

piechota (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic pěxota, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

piechota (Polish): infantry

Definitions

  1. infantry

Ancestry of “piechota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpěxotainfantry
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
3Proto-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-Slavic pěxota →
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