Where does “skorochód” come from?

skorochód (Polish) comes from Polish chód, from Old Polish chód, from Proto-Slavic xodъ, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

skorochód (Polish): fast walker

Definitions

  1. fast walker

Ancestry of “skorochód”, step by step

skorochód traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish chód

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishchódwalking; walk
2Old Polishchódwalking
3Proto-Slavicxodъmotion, movement
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Polish Skory

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishSkoryeager, willing
2Proto-Slavicskorъfast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Slavic xodъ →Every word from Old Polish chód →