Where does “pastāvēt” come from?

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

pastāvēt (Latvian): to stand for a short time

Definitions

  1. to stand for a short time

Ancestry of “pastāvēt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianstāvētto stand; to stand, to work, to be; to stop
2Proto-Balto-Slavicstā-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “pastāvēt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic stā- →