Where does “פּעשקע” come from?

פּעשקע (Yiddish) comes from Russian пе́шка, from Proto-Slavic *pěšьka, 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.

פּעשקע (Yiddish): pawn (chess figure)

Definitions

  1. pawn (chess figure)

Ancestry of “פּעשקע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпе́шкаpawn
2Proto-Slavic*pěšьkapawn
3Proto-Slavicpěšьpedestrian; on foot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
6Proto-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 →