Where does “попеть” come from?

попеть (Russian) comes from Russian пе́ть, from Proto-Slavic pěti, from Proto-Indo-European poiH-.

попеть (Russian): to sing for a while

Definitions

  1. to sing for a while

Ancestry of “попеть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпе́тьto sing
2Proto-Slavicpětito sing
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoiH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European poiH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pěti →Every word from Russian пе́ть →