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Where does “запасть” come from?

запасть (Russian) comes 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.

запасть (Russian): to fall back, to fall behind, to sink down; to...

Definitions

  1. to fall back, to fall behind, to sink down; to...

Ancestry of “запасть”, step by step

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

Words derived from “запасть”

  • западать
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