Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pasti

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology 1

    From Proto-Balto-Slavic *pāˀstéi, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂sti, the s-present extension of *peh₂- (to protect).[1]

    Verb

    *pasti impf[1][2]

    1. to pasture
    2. to herd
    Inflection
    Derived terms
    • *pastyřь (shepherd)
    • *pastъva (flock)
    Descendants
    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: пасти (pasti)
    • South Slavic:
    • West Slavic:
      • Old Czech: pásti
      • Polabian: păst
      • Old Polish: paść (to pasture)
        • Polish: paść (to feed)
      • Slovak: pásť
      • Sorbian:
        • Upper Sorbian: pasć
        • Lower Sorbian: pasć
    Further reading
    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “пасу́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

    Etymology 2

      From Proto-Balto-Slavic *pṓˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (to stumble, fall).[3]

      Verb

      *pàsti pf[3][4]

      1. to fall
      Inflection
      Derived terms
      Descendants
      Further reading
      • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “паду́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

      References

      1. 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008), “*pasti I”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 392:v. (c) ‘pasture, herd’
      2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001), “2pasti: pasǫ pasetь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c (SA 209, 252; PR 139)
      3. 3.0 3.1 Derksen, Rick (2008), “*pàsti II”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 392:v. ‘fall’
      4. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001), “1pasti: padǫ padetь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[2], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:a (SA 208; PR 139)