Where does “paha” come from?

paha (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Finnic paša, from Czech pást, from Proto-Slavic pastь, 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.

paha (Proto-Finnic): bad, evil, unkind

Definitions

  1. bad, evil, unkind

Ancestry of “paha”, step by step

paha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finnic paša

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpaša—
2Czechpástto graze, to pasture
3Proto-Slavicpastьfall, attack; trench, trap; mouth, throat
4Proto-Slavicpastìto pasture
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Proto-Norse bāga-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Norsebāga-—
2Proto-Germanicbēgazdifficult, bad
3Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₁ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “paha”

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