Where does “opasti” come from?

opasti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pȁsti, 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.

opasti (Serbo-Croatian): to fall

Definitions

  1. to fall

Ancestry of “opasti”, step by step

opasti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian pȁsti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpȁstito 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 o

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianoon, against; about, concerning, of, on
2Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
3Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pṓˀstei →