Where does “Stoica” come from?
Stoica (Romanian) comes from Russian стойко, from Russian сто́йкий, from Russian сто́йка, from Russian стоя́ть, from Old East Slavic стоꙗти, from Proto-Slavic stojati, from Proto-Slavic stojěti, from Proto-Slavic -ěti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
Ancestry of “Stoica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | стойко | steadfastly, stubbornly, persistently; stoically |
| 2 | Russian | сто́йкий | robust, sturdy, hardy, durable |
| 3 | Russian | сто́йка | stand (a device to hold something upright or aloft) |
| 4 | Russian | стоя́ть | to stand |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | стоꙗти | to stand |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | stojati | to stand |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | stojěti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | -ěti | Inherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;... |
| 9 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ēˀtei | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁ti | Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;... |