Where does “штат” come from?
штат (Kazakh) comes from Russian штат, from German Staat, from Middle Low German stāt, from Middle Dutch staet, from Old French estat, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō.
штат (Kazakh): state; staff
Ancestry of “штат”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | штат | state; staff |
| 2 | German | Staat | country; state; state; authorities; state |
| 3 | Middle Low German | stāt | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | staet | inflection of stâen:
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| 5 | Old French | estat | state; government; condition |
| 6 | Latin | stātus | — |
| 7 | Latin | stō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |