Where does “pārstāvis” come from?

pārstāvis (Latvian) comes from Latvian pārstāvēt, from Latvian stāvēt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic stā-, from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

pārstāvis (Latvian): representative; agent; dealer

Definitions

  1. representative; agent; dealer

Ancestry of “pārstāvis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpārstāvētto represent
2Latvianstāvētto stand; to stand, to work, to be; to stop
3Proto-Balto-Slavicstā-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic stā- →