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Where does “пеший” come from?

пеший (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic pěšь, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

пеший (Russian): unmounted, pedestrian; pedestrian

Definitions

  1. unmounted, pedestrian; pedestrian

Ancestry of “пеший”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpěšьpedestrian; on foot
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
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