Where does “potpukovnik” come from?

potpukovnik (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pot, from Proto-Slavic potъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic paktas, from Proto-Indo-European pokʷtós, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

potpukovnik (Serbo-Croatian): lieutenant colonel

Definitions

  1. lieutenant colonel

Ancestry of “potpukovnik”, step by step

potpukovnik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian pot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpotsweat
2Proto-Slavicpotъsweat
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpaktassweat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpokʷtóscooked
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

via Serbo-Croatian pukovnik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpukovnikcolonel
2Proto-Slavicpъlkъtroop
3Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pokʷtós →