Where does “попада́ть” come from?

попада́ть (Russian) comes from Russian попасть, from Russian па́сть, from Proto-Slavic pastь, 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.

попада́ть (Russian): to hit (a target)

Definitions

  1. to hit (a target)

Ancestry of “попада́ть”, step by step

попада́ть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian попасть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпопастьto hit (a target)
2Russianпа́стьto fall
3Proto-Slavicpastьfall, attack; trench, trap; mouth, throat
4Proto-Slavicpastìto pasture
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Russian па́дать

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

Words derived from “попада́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei →