Where does “аванпост” come from?

аванпост (Russian) comes from French avant-poste, from French poste, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō.

аванпост (Russian): outpost

Definitions

  1. outpost

Ancestry of “аванпост”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchavant-posteoutpost
2Frenchpostepost office; mail, postal service/system; job,...
3Italianpostamail, post; post office; stakes
4Italianpostoplace, spot
5Latinpositusplaced; ordained
6Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
7Proto-Italicpoznō—
8Proto-Italicpozinō—
9Proto-Italicsinō—
Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →Every word from Proto-Italic pozinō →Every word from Proto-Italic poznō →