Where does “обстоя́ть” come from?
обстоя́ть (Russian) comes from Russian стоя́ть, from Old East Slavic стоꙗти, from Proto-Slavic stojati, from Proto-Slavic stojěti, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
обстоя́ть (Russian): (in the third person with the words) to be, to be going, to be getting on, to stand (of affairs)
Definitions
- (in the third person with the words) to be, to be going, to be getting on, to stand (of affairs)
Ancestry of “обстоя́ть”, step by step
обстоя́ть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian стоя́ть
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | стоя́ть | to stand |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | стоꙗти | to stand |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | stojati | to stand |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | stojěti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | -ěti | Inherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;... |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ēˀtei | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁ti | Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;... |
via Russian об–
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | об– | before certain letters |