Where does “подстава” come from?

подстава (Russian) comes from Russian подста́вить, from Russian ста́вить, from Old East Slavic ставити, from Proto-Slavic stàviti — to place, put.

подстава (Russian): setup; practical joke; support

Definitions

  1. setup; practical joke; support

Ancestry of “подстава”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianподста́витьto place
2Russianста́витьto place
3Old East Slavicставити—
4Proto-Slavicstàvitito place, put
Every word from Proto-Slavic stàviti →Every word from Old East Slavic ставити →Every word from Russian ста́вить →