Where does “пароход” come from?

пароход (Russian) comes from Russian хо́д, from Old East Slavic ходъ, from Proto-Slavic xodъ, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

пароход (Russian): steamboat, steamer, steamship

Definitions

  1. steamboat, steamer, steamship

Ancestry of “пароход”, step by step

пароход traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian хо́д

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхо́дwalking, movement
2Old East Slavicходъ—
3Proto-Slavicxodъmotion, movement
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Russian пар

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпарsteam, vapor; fallow; genitive plural of па́ра
2Proto-Slavicparъ—

Words derived from “пароход”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Slavic xodъ →Every word from Old East Slavic ходъ →