Where does “пішак” come from?

пішак (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian пі́ший, 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.

пішак (Ukrainian): pawn

Definitions

  1. pawn

Ancestry of “пішак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпі́шийfoot, pedestrian of or for people who walk
2Proto-Slavicpěšьpedestrian; on foot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →
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