Where does “составной” come from?

составной (Russian) comes from Russian соста́вить, from Old East Slavic съставити, from Old East Slavic ставити, from Proto-Slavic stàviti — to place, put.

составной (Russian): composite, compound

Definitions

  1. composite, compound

Ancestry of “составной”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсоста́витьto constitute, to make up, to form
2Old East Slavicсъставитиto compose
3Old East Slavicставити
4Proto-Slavicstàvitito place, put
Every word from Proto-Slavic stàvitiEvery word from Old East Slavic ставитиEvery word from Old East Slavic съставити
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