Where does “potъ” come from?
potъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic paktas, from Proto-Indo-European pokʷtós, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.
potъ (Proto-Slavic): sweat
Ancestry of “potъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | paktas | sweat |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pokʷtós | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
Words derived from “potъ”