Where does “пяты” come from?

пяты (Russian) comes from Russian пята́, from Proto-Slavic pęta, from Proto-Slavic pęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pínˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.

пяты (Russian): inflection of пята́ : ## genitive singular ##...

Definitions

  1. inflection of пята́ : ## genitive singular ##...

Ancestry of “пяты”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпята́foot
2Proto-Slavicpętaheel
3Proto-Slavicpętito stretch; to tie, fix together
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpínˀteito braid; to stretch
5Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pínˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic pęti →