Where does “ступи́ть” come from?

ступи́ть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic ступити, from Proto-Slavic stǫpiti, from Proto-Indo-European stÁb-.

ступи́ть (Russian): to step

Definitions

  1. to step

Ancestry of “ступи́ть”, step by step

ступи́ть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old East Slavic ступити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicступити—
2Proto-Slavicstǫpitito step
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanstÁb-—

via Russian тупи́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтупи́тьto dull, to blunt
2Proto-Slavictopìtito heat; to drown

Words derived from “ступи́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stÁb- →Every word from Proto-Slavic stǫpiti →Every word from Old East Slavic ступити →