Where does “Stary” come from?

Stary (Polish) comes from Old Polish stary, from Proto-Slavic starъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic staʔros, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Stary (Polish): old

Definitions

  1. old

Ancestry of “Stary”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishstaryold
2Proto-Slavicstarъold
3Proto-Balto-Slavicstaʔros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-ro-large, big, thick; old
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “Stary”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic staʔros →
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