Where does “ustav” come from?

ustav (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic оуставъ, from Proto-Slavic stavъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic stāw-, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂ēw-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

ustav (Romanian): church rule

Definitions

  1. church rule

Ancestry of “ustav”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicоуставъend; boundary; rule
2Proto-Slavicstavъstate, condition; joint; stand, structure ?
3Proto-Balto-Slavicstāw-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂ēw-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂ēw- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic stāw- →