Where does “padežь” come from?
padežь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic pasti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pāˀstéi, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂sti, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
padežь (Proto-Slavic): fall; crumbling, downfall, disaster
Definitions
- fall; crumbling, downfall, disaster