Where does “stan” come from?

stan (Polish) comes from Old Polish stan, from Proto-Slavic stanъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic stāˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂-no-m, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

stan (Polish): state

Definitions

  1. state

Ancestry of “stan”, step by step

stan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Polish stan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishstantravel duty
2Proto-Slavicstanъstature, stand; camp; frame
3Proto-Balto-Slavicstāˀnasstand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂-no-m—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Latin stātus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
2Proto-Italic*statussetting up

Words derived from “stan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂-no-m →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic stāˀnas →