Where does “skotopas” come from?

skotopas (Polish) comes from Polish paść, 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.

skotopas (Polish): cowherd

Definitions

  1. cowherd

Ancestry of “skotopas”, step by step

skotopas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish paść

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpaśćto fall; to drop; to strike; to overwhelm; to be...
2Proto-Slavicpastìto pasture
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Polish skot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishskothorned cattle
2Old Polishskothorned cattle or animals
3Proto-Slavicskotъa head of cattle / livestock

Words derived from “skotopas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei →
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