Where does “стать” come from?
стать (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic стати, from Proto-Slavic stati, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
Ancestry of “стать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | стати | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | stati | to stand; to become |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
Words derived from “стать”