Where does “skotopaska” come from?

skotopaska (Polish) comes from Polish skotopas, 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.

skotopaska (Polish): bucolic, eclogue, idyll, pastoral

Definitions

  1. bucolic, eclogue, idyll, pastoral

Ancestry of “skotopaska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishskotopascowherd
2Polishpaśćto fall; to drop; to strike; to overwhelm; to be...
3Proto-Slavicpastìto pasture
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
6Proto-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 →