Where does “stā-” come from?

stā- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European stā-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Ancestry of “stā-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanstā-to stand, place
2Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “stā-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stā- →
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