Where does “пя́титься” come from?

пя́титься (Russian) comes 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.

пя́титься (Russian): to move back usually slowly

Definitions

  1. to move back usually slowly

Ancestry of “пя́титься”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпя́титьto push back, to cause to move back or back up
2Russianпята́foot
3Proto-Slavicpętaheel
4Proto-Slavicpętito stretch; to tie, fix together
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpínˀteito braid; to stretch
6Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave

Words derived from “пя́титься”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pínˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic pęti →