Where does “почтовый” come from?

почтовый (Russian) comes from Russian по́чта, from Polish poczta, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō.

почтовый (Russian): mail; postal

Definitions

  1. mail; postal

Ancestry of “почтовый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпо́чтаmail (U.S.), post (GB)
2Polishpocztamail; post; post office
3Italianpostamail, post; post office; stakes
4Italianpostoplace, spot
5Latinpositusplaced; ordained
6Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
7Proto-Italicpoznō—
8Proto-Italicpozinō—
9Proto-Italicsinō—
Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →Every word from Proto-Italic pozinō →Every word from Proto-Italic poznō →