Where does “попутка” come from?

попутка (Russian) comes from Russian попу́тный, from Russian путь, from Proto-Slavic pǫtь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pántis, from Proto-Indo-European póntoh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

попутка (Russian): a ride

Definitions

  1. a ride

Ancestry of “попутка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпопу́тныйpassing, following
2Russianпутьway, path, road; track, line; means
3Proto-Slavicpǫtьway, path
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpántisway, path, road
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpóntoh₁spath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póntoh₁s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pántis →