Where does “напасти” come from?

напасти (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian па́сти, 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 (Ukrainian): to attack, to assault, to descend on, to fall upon

Definitions

  1. to attack, to assault, to descend on, to fall upon

Ancestry of “напасти”, step by step

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