Where does “pod” come from?

pod (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic pǫdъ, from Old Norse pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

pod (Slovak): API + "instrumental"; below

Definitions

API + "instrumental"; below

Ancestry of “pod”, step by step

pod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic pǫdъ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Slavic	pǫdъ	under, below, beneath (stationary)
2	Old Norse	pund	—
3	Proto-Germanic	pundą	pound
4	Latin	pondus	weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a...
5	Proto-Italic	pondos	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	(s)pénd-os	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	(s)pend-	to stretch

via Slovak zem

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Slovak	zem	earth
2	Proto-Slavic	zemľa	earth, soil; land
3	Proto-Balto-Slavic	*źémijāˀ	earth
4	Proto-Indo-European	dʰéǵʰōm	earth
5	Proto-Indo-European	-ōm	emphatic suffix or postpositive particle
6	Proto-Indo-European	-mi	—

Words derived from “pod”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os →Every word from Proto-Italic pondos →