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Where does “stak-” come from?

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

stak- (Proto-Indo-European): stand, pole

Definitions

  1. stand, pole

Ancestry of “stak-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stak-”

  • étai
  • étayer
  • esteio
  • stay
  • stæġ
  • stæg
  • estai
  • stagą
  • estaie
  • esteo
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