Where does “пилотировать” come from?

пилотировать (Russian) comes from Russian пилот, from Ancient Greek πηδόν, from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

пилотировать (Russian): to pilot, to fly

Definitions

  1. to pilot, to fly

Ancestry of “пилотировать”, step by step

пилотировать traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian пилот

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпилотpilot
2Ancient Greekπηδόνoar; blade of an oar, oar
3Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via German pilotieren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpilotieren
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pódsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds