Etymology Explorer › Proto-Balto-Slavic

Where does “stāw-” come from?

stāw- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sth₂ēw-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Ancestry of “stāw-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂ēw-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “stāw-”

  • ustav
  • ставить
  • zestawić
  • stawić
  • Stawarz
  • Stawniczy
  • staw
  • postawić
  • stawarz
  • Stawny
  • устав
  • stav
  • ustav
  • став
  • stavový
  • stav
  • bezstavový
  • став
  • stavъ
  • staviti
  • ставъ
  • оуставъ
  • ставити
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →