Where does “отпадать” come from?

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

отпадать (Russian): to fall off, to fall away; to break away; to be...

Definitions

  1. to fall off, to fall away; to break away; to be...

Ancestry of “отпадать”, step by step

отпадать traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian па́дать

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпа́датьfall; to fall, drop, decrease, decline
2Proto-Slavicpàdatito fall, to topple down

via Russian [[отпасть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian[[отпасть

via Russian отпад-]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотпад-]]
Every word from Proto-Slavic pàdatiEvery word from Russian па́дать