Where does “пост” come from?

пост (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic postъ, from Old High German fasta — fast.

пост (Serbo-Croatian): fast, fasting

Definitions

  1. fast, fasting

Ancestry of “пост”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpostъfast period of restricted eating
2Old High Germanfastafast
Every word from Old High German fasta →Every word from Proto-Slavic postъ →
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