Where does “напасти” come from?
напасти (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.
напасти (Serbo-Croatian): to attack, assault
Ancestry of “напасти”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | па̏сти | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pastì | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pṓˀstei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |