Where does “rasputiță” come from?

rasputiță (Romanian) comes from Russian распутица, from Russian путь, from Proto-Slavic pǫtь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pántis, from Proto-Indo-European póntoh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

rasputiță (Romanian): season of impassable roads

Definitions

  1. season of impassable roads

Ancestry of “rasputiță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianраспутицаseason of impassable roads; impassable roads,...
2Russianпутьway, path, road; track, line; means
3Proto-Slavicpǫtьway, path
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpántisway, path, road
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpóntoh₁spath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póntoh₁s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pántis →