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
Ancestry of “пилотировать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | пилот | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πηδόν | oar; blade of an oar, oar |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |