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Where does “Stanisław” come from?

Stanisław (Polish) comes from Polish stać, from Polish stojać, 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;...

Ancestry of “Stanisław”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishstaćto stand; to stagnate; to happen, to bechance
2Polishstojać—
3Proto-Slavicstojatito stand
4Proto-Slavicstojěti—
5Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
6Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

Words derived from “Stanisław”

  • Stancel
  • Stenzel
  • Stencel
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