Where does “заста́ть” come from?

заста́ть (Russian) comes from Russian ста́ть, from Old East Slavic стати, from Proto-Slavic stati, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

заста́ть (Russian): to find, to catch, to (manage to) meet (e.g. someone at home or at work)

Definitions

  1. to find, to catch, to (manage to) meet (e.g. someone at home or at work)

Ancestry of “заста́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianста́тьto stand in a certain location or near someone or something
2Old East Slavicстати—
3Proto-Slavicstatito stand; to become
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “заста́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic stati →Every word from Old East Slavic стати →