Where does “попасться” come from?

попасться (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.

попасться (Russian): to get caught

Definitions

  1. to get caught

Ancestry of “попасться”, step by step

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