Where does “запасти” come from?

запасти (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian па̏сти, 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.

запасти (Serbo-Croatian): to set; to fall; to fall into, get into

Definitions

  1. to set; to fall; to fall into, get into

Ancestry of “запасти”, step by step

запасти traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian па̏сти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпа̏стиto fall
2Proto-Slavicpastìto pasture
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpṓˀstei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Serbo-Croatian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзаfor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei →