Where does “статия” come from?

статия (Bulgarian) comes from Russian статья́, from Russian ста́ть, from Old East Slavic стати, from Proto-Slavic stati, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

статия (Bulgarian): article

Definitions

  1. article

Ancestry of “статия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстатья́article
2Russianста́тьto stand in a certain location or near someone or something
3Old East Slavicстати—
4Proto-Slavicstatito stand; to become
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic stati →Every word from Old East Slavic стати →