Where does “под” come from?
под (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic pǫdъ, from Old Norse pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
под (Russian): with accusative case; with instrumental case;...
Definitions
- with accusative case; with instrumental case;...
Ancestry of “под”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | pǫdъ | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | pund | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | pundą | pound |
| 4 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |