Where does “попасть” come from?

попасть (Russian) comes 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.

попасть (Russian): to hit (a target)

Definitions

  1. to hit (a target)

Ancestry of “попасть”, step by step

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

Words derived from “попасть”

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