Where does “stāna-” come from?

stāna- (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian sthāna, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Ancestry of “stāna-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniansthāna—
2Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sthāna →
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