Where does “период//period” come from?

период//period (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Latin periodus, from Ancient Greek περίοδος, from Ancient Greek ὁδός, from Proto-Hellenic *hodós.

Ancestry of “период//period”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperiodusa complete sentence; period; the circuit of the...
2Ancient Greekπερίοδοςgoing round in a circle, flank march;...
3Ancient Greekὁδόςthreshold; road, path, way; journey, trip,...
4Proto-Hellenic*hodós—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *hodós →Every word from Ancient Greek ὁδός →Every word from Ancient Greek περίοδος →