Where does “запад” come from?

запад (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic *zapadъ, from Proto-Slavic pastì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

запад (Serbo-Croatian): west

Definitions

  1. west

Ancestry of “запад”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*zapadъsunset
2Proto-Slavicpastìto pasture
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei →