Where does “pastāvīgs” come from?

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

pastāvīgs (Latvian): permanent

Definitions

  1. permanent

Ancestry of “pastāvīgs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpastāvētto stand for a short time
2Latvianstāvētto stand; to stand, to work, to be; to stop
3Proto-Balto-Slavicstā-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “pastāvīgs”

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