Where does “*pěšьka” come from?

*pěšьka (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic pěšь, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

*pěšьka (Proto-Slavic): pawn

Definitions

  1. pawn

Ancestry of “*pěšьka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpěšьpedestrian; on foot
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “*pěšьka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →
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