Where does “статейка” come from?

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

статейка (Russian): small article e.g. in a newspaper or journal

Definitions

  1. small article e.g. in a newspaper or journal

Ancestry of “статейка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianстатья́article
2Russianста́тьto stand in a certain location or near someone or something
3Old East Slavicстати—
4Proto-Slavicstatito stand; to become
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic stati →Every word from Old East Slavic стати →