Where does “заставам” come from?

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

заставам (Bulgarian): to begin to stand, to begin to rise

Definitions

  1. to begin to stand, to begin to rise

Ancestry of “заставам”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianзаста́наto stand
2Bulgarianза-to begin doing an action; the onset of an action
3Old Church Slavonicза-to begin doing describing an action of commencing
4Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Slavic za →Every word from Bulgarian за- →Every word from Bulgarian заста́на →