Where does “падеж” come from?

падеж (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic padežь, from Proto-Slavic pasti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pāˀstéi, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂sti, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

падеж (Serbo-Croatian): case; waterfall

Definitions

  1. case; waterfall

Ancestry of “падеж”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpadežьfall; crumbling, downfall, disaster
2Proto-Slavicpastito pasture; to herd; to fall
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpāˀstéi—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂stito guard, to protect; to shepherd
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂sti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pāˀstéi →