Where does “запасаться” come from?
запасаться (Russian) comes from Russian запаса́ть, from Russian запасти́, from Russian пасти́, 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.
запасаться (Russian): to provide oneself (with), to stock up, to lay in a supply (of)
Definitions
- to provide oneself (with), to stock up, to lay in a supply (of)
Ancestry of “запасаться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | запаса́ть | to store up, to lay in a stock (of) |
| 2 | Russian | запасти́ | to store up, to lay in a stock (of) |
| 3 | Russian | пасти́ | to graze, to pasture, to shepherd |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | pastì | to pasture |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pṓˀstei | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |