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Where does “pěxъ” come from?

pěxъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

Ancestry of “pěxъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
2Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “pěxъ”

  • пехота
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →