Where does “pǫtьnikъ” come from?

pǫtьnikъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic pǫtь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pántis, from Proto-Indo-European póntoh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

pǫtьnikъ (Proto-Slavic): traveler, wayfarer

Definitions

  1. traveler, wayfarer

Ancestry of “pǫtьnikъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpǫtьway, path
2Proto-Balto-Slavicpántisway, path, road
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpóntoh₁spath
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

Words derived from “pǫtьnikъ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European póntoh₁sEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pántis