Where does “putnik” come from?

putnik (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic pǫtьnikъ, from Proto-Slavic pǫtь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pántis, from Proto-Indo-European póntoh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

putnik (Serbo-Croatian): passenger; traveller

Definitions

  1. passenger; traveller

Ancestry of “putnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpǫtьnikъtraveler, wayfarer
2Proto-Slavicpǫtьway, path
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpántisway, path, road
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpóntoh₁spath
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

Words derived from “putnik”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póntoh₁s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pántis →