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Where does “pāˀstéi” come from?

pāˀstéi (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European péh₂sti, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

Ancestry of “pāˀstéi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂stito guard, to protect; to shepherd
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “pāˀstéi”

  • листопад
  • падеж
  • paść
  • padać
  • spadać
  • listopadowy
  • rozpadać
  • listopad
  • Listopad
  • Paduch
  • напасти
  • zapasti
  • propasti
  • отпасти
  • упасти
  • распад
  • listopad
  • raspad
  • опасти
  • raspasti
  • допасти
  • upasti
  • pasti
  • spasti
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