Where does “пасти” come from?
пасти (Old Church Slavonic) comes 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.
пасти (Old Church Slavonic): to pasture; to herd; to feed
Definitions
- to pasture; to herd; to feed
Ancestry of “пасти”, step by step
пасти traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Slavic pastì
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | pastì | to pasture |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pṓˀstei | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via Slavic *pasti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slavic | *pasti | — |