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
Ancestry of “piechota”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | pěxota | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |