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Where does “स्थ” come from?

स्थ (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit स्था, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

स्थ (Sanskrit): building; establishing

Definitions

  1. building; establishing

Ancestry of “स्थ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्थाto stand, station oneself, take up a position on;...
2Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
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