Where does “обстановка” come from?
обстановка (Russian) comes from Russian станови́ться, from Russian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
обстановка (Russian): furniture, decor; scenery, set, decor; situation,...
Definitions
- furniture, decor; scenery, set, decor; situation,...
Ancestry of “обстановка”, step by step
обстановка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian станови́ться
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | станови́ться | to stand, to take a stand |
| 2 | Russian | -ся | Reflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and... |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | сѧ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | sę | oneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,... |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *sen | oneself |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |
via Russian об–
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | об– | before certain letters |