Where does “достоꙗти” come from?
достоꙗти (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic стоꙗти, from Proto-Slavic stojati, from Proto-Slavic stojěti, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
достоꙗти (Old Church Slavonic): to befit, to suit, to be proper
Definitions
- to befit, to suit, to be proper
Ancestry of “достоꙗти”, step by step
достоꙗти traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Church Slavonic стоꙗти
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | стоꙗти | to stand |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | stojati | to stand |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | stojěti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ěti | Inherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;... |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ēˀtei | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁ti | Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;... |