Where does “отстоя́ть” come from?
отстоя́ть (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;...
отстоя́ть (Russian): to defend, to protect, to hold against enemy attacks
Definitions
- to defend, to protect, to hold against enemy attacks