Where does “хвоепад” come from?

хвоепад (Russian) comes from Russian хво́я, from Proto-Slavic xvoja, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skwajāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *skwoy-eh₂.

хвоепад (Russian): process in which coniferous trees shed their...

Definitions

  1. process in which coniferous trees shed their...

Ancestry of “хвоепад”, step by step

хвоепад traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian хво́я

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхво́яtree leaves
2Proto-Slavicxvojaneedles or branches of a coniferous tree
3Proto-Balto-Slavicskwajāˀneedles or branches of a coniferous tree
4Proto-Indo-European*skwoy-eh₂—

via Russian па́дать

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпа́датьfall; to fall, drop, decrease, decline
2Proto-Slavicpàdatito fall, to topple down
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *skwoy-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic skwajāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic xvoja →