Where does “ниспадать” come from?

ниспадать (Russian) comes from Russian па́дать, from Proto-Slavic pàdati — to fall, to topple down.

ниспадать (Russian): to fall, to fall down, to hang down, to flow down (e.g. of hair)

Definitions

  1. to fall, to fall down, to hang down, to flow down (e.g. of hair)

Ancestry of “ниспадать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпа́датьfall; to fall, drop, decrease, decline
2Proto-Slavicpàdatito fall, to topple down
Every word from Proto-Slavic pàdati →Every word from Russian па́дать →