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Where does “samostatný” come from?

samostatný (Czech) comes from Czech statný, from Slovene státi, from Proto-Slavic stati, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

samostatný (Czech): stand-alone, standalone; independent

Definitions

  1. stand-alone, standalone; independent

Ancestry of “samostatný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechstatný—
2Slovenestáti—
3Proto-Slavicstatito stand; to become
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →