Where does “stala” come from?

stala (Dalmatian) comes from Esperanto ŝtalo, from German Stahl, from Middle High German stahel, from Old High German stahal, from Proto-Germanic stahliją, from Proto-Germanic stahlą, from Proto-Germanic stah-, from Proto-Indo-European stāk- — to stand.

stala (Dalmatian): star

Definitions

  1. star

Ancestry of “stala”, step by step

stala traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto ŝtalo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoŝtalosteel
2GermanStahlsteel
3Middle High Germanstahelsteel
4Old High Germanstahal—
5Proto-Germanicstahlijąsomething made of steel
6Proto-Germanicstahląsteel
7Proto-Germanicstah-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstāk-stand, pole
9Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
10Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Plautdietsch stälen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plautdietschstälento steal
2Middle Dutchstēlento steal
3Old Dutchstelanto steal
4Proto-Germanicstelanąto steal; to sneak
5Proto-Indo-Europeantsel-to sneak

via Latin stēlla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstēllaa star; a constellation
2Proto-Italicstērolāstar
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “stala”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stāk- →