Where does “западать” come from?
западать (Russian) comes from Russian запасть, 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 “западать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | запасть | to fall back, to fall behind, to sink down; to... |
| 2 | Russian | па́сть | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pastь | fall, attack; trench, trap; mouth, throat |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | pastì | — |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pṓˀstei | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
Words derived from “западать”