Where does “недоставать” come from?

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

недоставать (Russian): to lack, to be needed; to miss

Definitions

  1. to lack, to be needed; to miss

Ancestry of “недоставать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдостава́тьto reach, to touch
2Russianдоста́тьto be enough {{i|dated}}
3Russianста́тьto stand in a certain location or near someone or something
4Old East Slavicстати—
5Proto-Slavicstatito stand; to become
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic stati →Every word from Old East Slavic стати →