Where does “впалый” come from?

впалый (Russian) comes from Russian впасть, from Russian па́сть, from Proto-Slavic pastь, 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.

впалый (Russian): sunken of the cheeks, eyes, or another part of the face or body

Definitions

  1. sunken of the cheeks, eyes, or another part of the face or body

Ancestry of “впалый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвпасть(river) to fall (into), to flow (into)
2Russianпа́стьto fall
3Proto-Slavicpastьfall, attack; trench, trap; mouth, throat
4Proto-Slavicpastìto pasture
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei →