Where does “pésak” come from?

pésak (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Czech pěší, from Proto-Slavic pěšь, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

Ancestry of “pésak”, step by step

pésak traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech pěší

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpěšíon-foot; infantry
2Proto-Slavicpěšьpedestrian; on foot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Proto-Slavic pěsъkъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpěsъkъsand
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpē(n)s-u-ko-—

via Dutch vestzak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvestzak—

Words derived from “pésak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →