Where does “samostatnost” come from?

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

samostatnost (Czech): independence of a country

Definitions

  1. independence of a country

Ancestry of “samostatnost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsamostatnýstand-alone, standalone; independent
2Czechstatnýsturdy, robust, hefty
3Slovenestátito cost have a certain price
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 Slovene státi →