Where does “nustoti” come from?

nustoti (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian nu-, from Lithuanian nuo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

nustoti (Lithuanian): to cease, stop

Definitions

  1. to cease, stop

Ancestry of “nustoti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniannu-describes an action's movement downward;...
2Lithuaniannuofrom, off, out of; from; since; due to; for, of;...
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnōon, onto
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Lithuanian nu- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic nō →
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