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Where does “пасти́” come from?

пасти́ (Russian) comes 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.

Ancestry of “пасти́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpastì—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “пасти́”

  • запасти
  • припасти
  • упасти
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →