Where does “отста́ивать” come from?
отста́ивать (Russian) comes from Russian отстоя́ть, 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;...
отста́ивать (Russian): to defend, to protect, to hold against enemy attacks
Definitions
- to defend, to protect, to hold against enemy attacks
Ancestry of “отста́ивать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | отстоя́ть | to defend, to protect, to hold against enemy attacks |
| 2 | Russian | стоя́ть | to stand |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | стоꙗти | to stand |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | stojati | to stand |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | stojěti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | -ěti | Inherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;... |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ēˀtei | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁ti | Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;... |