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Where does “стоя́ть” come from?

стоя́ть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic стоꙗти, from Proto-Slavic stojati, from Proto-Slavic stojěti, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

стоя́ть (Russian): to stand

Definitions

  1. to stand

Ancestry of “стоя́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicстоꙗти—
2Proto-Slavicstojatito stand
3Proto-Slavicstojěti—
4Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

Words derived from “стоя́ть”

  • стоячий
  • стойка
  • простоять
  • пристойный
  • устоять
  • состоять
  • противостоять
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