Where does “упасти” come from?

упасти (Russian) comes from Russian пасти́, 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.

упасти (Russian): to save, to preserve

Definitions

  1. to save, to preserve

Ancestry of “упасти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпасти́to graze, to pasture, to shepherd
2Proto-Slavicpastìto pasture
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei →
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