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Where does “ekstari” come from?

ekstari (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto stari, from Italian stare, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

ekstari (Esperanto): to stand up

Definitions

  1. to stand up

Ancestry of “ekstari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantostarito be standing; to take a position on an issue
2Italianstareto stay, remain; to keep, stick; to be doing...
3Latinstō—
4Proto-Italicstaēōstand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →