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Where does “stā-” come from?

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

stā- (Proto-Indo-European): to stand, place

Definitions

  1. to stand, place

Ancestry of “stā-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “stā-”

  • Stalin
  • stag
  • stunt
  • Stalinist
  • Stalinism
  • Stalinization
  • stuntman
  • staghorn
  • staghound
  • stound
  • stuntwoman
  • Stundist
  • destalinization
  • staglike
  • staggy
  • stuntperson
  • stuntwork
  • Stalinian
  • Stalinize
  • stagette
  • stuntlike
  • destalinize
  • stunteth
  • stuntness
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