Where does “пастбище” come from?
пастбище (Russian) comes 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.
пастбище (Russian): pasture
Ancestry of “пастбище”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | пасти́ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pastì | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pṓˀstei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |