Where does “столъ” come from?

столъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic stolъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic stolos, from Proto-Indo-European stoh₂los, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

столъ (Old Church Slavonic): table, seat; throne; office

Definitions

  1. table, seat; throne; office

Ancestry of “столъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicstolъtable, seat, chair; throne; residence
2Proto-Balto-Slavicstolos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstoh₂losframe, rack, stand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “столъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stoh₂los →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic stolos →