Where does “западнославянский” come from?
западнославянский (Russian) comes from Russian за́падный, 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.
западнославянский (Russian): West Slavic relating to the West Slavs
Definitions
- West Slavic relating to the West Slavs
Ancestry of “западнославянский”, step by step
западнославянский traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian за́падный
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | за́падный | Western |
| 2 | Russian | за́пад | west |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | западъ | sunset |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *zapadъ | sunset |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | pastì | to pasture |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pṓˀstei | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via Russian славя́нский
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | славя́нский | Slav, Slavic |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | slověnьskъ | Slavic |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | slověninъ | Slav |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | slovo | word |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ślawas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléwos | fame |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |