Where does “попятиться” come from?
попятиться (Russian) comes from Russian пя́титься, from Russian пя́тить, from Russian пята́, from Proto-Slavic pęta, from Proto-Slavic pęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pínˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.
попятиться (Russian): to move back
Definitions
- to move back
Ancestry of “попятиться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | пя́титься | to move back usually slowly |
| 2 | Russian | пя́тить | to push back, to cause to move back or back up |
| 3 | Russian | пята́ | foot |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | pęta | heel |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | pęti | to stretch; to tie, fix together |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pínˀtei | to braid; to stretch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)penh₁- | to twist; to weave |