Where does “posta” come from?

posta (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish پوسته, from Italian posta, from Italian posto, from Latin positus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

posta (Turkish): mail, post

Definitions

  1. mail, post

Ancestry of “posta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپوستهmail, post, the postal service or system in general
2Italianpostamail, post; post office; stakes
3Italianpostoplace, spot
4Latinpositusplaced; ordained
5Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
6Proto-Italicpoznō—
7Proto-Italicpozinō—
8Proto-Italicsinō—
Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →Every word from Proto-Italic pozinō →Every word from Proto-Italic poznō →