Where does “astăvi” come from?

astăvi (Romanian) comes from Romanian A, from Vulgar Latin ae(t), from Latin habet, from Latin habeo, from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.

astăvi (Romanian): to tarry

Definitions

  1. to tarry

Ancestry of “astăvi”, step by step

astăvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Romanian stăvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianstăvito settle
2Old Church Slavonicставитиto set, to place
3Proto-Slavicstàvitito place, put
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic habēō →Every word from Latin habeo →