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Where does “ста́ть” come from?

ста́ть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic стати, from Proto-Slavic stati, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Ancestry of “ста́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicстати—
2Proto-Slavicstatito stand; to become
3Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “ста́ть”

  • статься
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