Where does “застацца” come from?
застацца (Belarusian) comes from Belarusian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
застацца (Belarusian): to remain, to stay
Ancestry of “застацца”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Belarusian | -ся | Reflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and... |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | сѧ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sę | oneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,... |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *sen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |