Where does “заставить” come from?

заставить (Russian) comes from Russian ста́вить, from Old East Slavic ставити, from Proto-Slavic stàviti — to place, put.

заставить (Russian): to compel, to force, to make; to fill, to cram,...

Definitions

  1. to compel, to force, to make; to fill, to cram,...

Ancestry of “заставить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianста́витьto place
2Old East Slavicставити
3Proto-Slavicstàvitito place, put
Every word from Proto-Slavic stàvitiEvery word from Old East Slavic ставитиEvery word from Russian ста́вить