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Where does “padnúti” come from?

padnúti (Old Czech) comes from Old Czech pásti, 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.

Ancestry of “padnúti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechpástiguard, nourish
2Proto-Slavicpastì—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
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