Where does “*zapadъ” come from?

*zapadъ (Proto-Slavic) comes 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.

*zapadъ (Proto-Slavic): sunset

Definitions

  1. sunset

Ancestry of “*zapadъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpastìto pasture
2Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “*zapadъ”

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