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Where does “впопа́д” come from?

впопа́д (Russian) comes from Russian попасть, 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.

Ancestry of “впопа́д”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпопастьto hit; to get , to come , to fall , to find...
2Russianпа́сть—
3Proto-Slavicpastьfall, attack; trench, trap; mouth, throat
4Proto-Slavicpastì—
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “впопа́д”

  • невпопад
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