Where does “перепадать” come from?

перепадать (Russian) comes from Russian перепасть, from Russian пере-, from Proto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

перепадать (Russian): to fall of many people or things, one after another

Definitions

  1. to fall of many people or things, one after another

Ancestry of “перепадать”, step by step

перепадать traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian перепасть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianперепастьto fall to (someone's) lot, to become (someone's) responsibility
2Russianпере-over, over again; across, trans-; too much
3Proto-Slavicper-over-; re-
4Proto-Slavicpro-pro-, for-, through
5Proto-Slavic*profor
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra
7Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Russian па́дать

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпа́датьfall; to fall, drop, decrease, decline
2Proto-Slavicpàdatito fall, to topple down
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pró