Where does “западник” come from?

западник (Russian) comes from Russian за́пад, from Old East Slavic западъ, from Proto-Slavic *zapadъ, from Proto-Slavic pastì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

западник (Russian): Westernizer

Definitions

  1. Westernizer

Ancestry of “западник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianза́падwest
2Old East Slavicзападъsunset
3Proto-Slavic*zapadъsunset
4Proto-Slavicpastìto pasture
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei →