Where does “напасти” come from?

напасти (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic пасти, from Proto-Slavic pastì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

напасти (Old Church Slavonic): to attack

Definitions

  1. to attack

Ancestry of “напасти”, step by step

напасти traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic пасти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпастиto pasture; to herd; to feed
2Proto-Slavicpastìto pasture
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Old Church Slavonic на

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicнаonto, on; into, in
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei →