Where does “заста́на” come from?

заста́на (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian за-, from Old Church Slavonic за-, from Proto-Slavic za — behind, after (stationary).

заста́на (Bulgarian): to stand

Definitions

  1. to stand

Ancestry of “заста́на”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianза-to begin doing an action; the onset of an action
2Old Church Slavonicза-to begin doing describing an action of commencing
3Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)

Words derived from “заста́на

Every word from Proto-Slavic zaEvery word from Bulgarian за-Every word from Old Church Slavonic за-