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Where does “pàsti” come from?

pàsti (Proto-Slavic) comes 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 “pàsti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “pàsti”

  • пасти
  • пастбище
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