Where does “Astanei” come from?

Astanei (Romanian) comes from Romanian stână, from Old Church Slavonic стѣна, from Proto-Slavic stěna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic staiˀnāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European stoyh₂-neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Ancestry of “Astanei”, step by step

Astanei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian stână

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianstânăhut
2Old Church Slavonicстѣнаrock; wall
3Proto-Slavicstěnaconglomeration; lump, block; cliff, rock
4Proto-Balto-Slavicstaiˀnāˀ
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstoyh₂-neh₂
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Romanian A

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianA
2Vulgar Latinae(t)
3Latinhabetthird-person singular present active indicative...
4LatinhabeoI have, hold; I own, have; I possess, have
5Proto-Italichabēō
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰh₁bʰ-to grab, to take; to grab, take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European stoyh₂-neh₂