Where does “передовой” come from?

передовой (Russian) comes from Russian пе́ред, from Old East Slavic передъ, from Proto-Slavic perdъ, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

передовой (Russian): progressive, leading, foremost, headmost, forward, advanced

Definitions

  1. progressive, leading, foremost, headmost, forward, advanced

Ancestry of “передовой”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпе́ред—
2Old East Slavicпередъ—
3Proto-Slavicperdъbefore, in front of; before
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Slavic perdъ →