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Where does “распадаться” come from?

распадаться (Russian) comes from Russian распасться, 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.

распадаться (Russian): to disintegrate, to fall to pieces, to come...

Definitions

  1. to disintegrate, to fall to pieces, to come...

Ancestry of “распадаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianраспастьсяto disintegrate, to fall to pieces, to come...
2Russianпа́сть—
3Proto-Slavicpastьfall, attack; trench, trap; mouth, throat
4Proto-Slavicpastì—
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
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