Where does “stʰHtás” come from?

stʰHtás (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian stʰHtás, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂tós, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Ancestry of “stʰHtás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianstʰHtás
2Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂tósplaced, standing
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian stʰHtás