Where does “заступити” come from?

заступити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ступити, from Proto-Slavic stǫpiti, from Proto-Indo-European stÁb-.

заступити (Serbo-Croatian): to represent; to support

Definitions

  1. to represent; to support

Ancestry of “заступити”, step by step

заступити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian ступити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianступитиto step; to enter
2Proto-Slavicstǫpitito step
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanstÁb-—

via Serbo-Croatian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзаfor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stÁb- →Every word from Proto-Slavic stǫpiti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ступити →
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