Where does “просто́й” come from?
просто́й (Russian) comes from Russian проста́ивать, from Russian простоять, 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 — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...
просто́й (Russian): simple; ordinary
Definitions
- simple; ordinary
Ancestry of “просто́й”, step by step
просто́й traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian проста́ивать
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | проста́ивать | to stand, to stay for some time |
| 2 | Russian | простоять | to stand, to stay; to stand idle; to stand, to... |
| 3 | Russian | стоя́ть | to stand |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | стоꙗти | to stand |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | stojati | to stand |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | stojěti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | -ěti | Inherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;... |
| 8 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ēˀtei | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁ti | Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;... |
via Old East Slavic простъ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | простъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | prostъ | simple, straight |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-sth₂o- | — |