Where does “непутёвый” come from?

непутёвый (Russian) comes from Russian путёвый, 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.

непутёвый (Russian): flighty, frivolous

Definitions

  1. flighty, frivolous

Ancestry of “непутёвый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпутёвыйreasonable, sensible
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 →
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