Where does “наставити” come from?

наставити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian на, from Proto-Slavic na, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

наставити (Serbo-Croatian): to continue

Definitions

  1. to continue

Ancestry of “наставити”, step by step

наставити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian на

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianнаto, on, onto; on, at, in; by, for, at
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Serbo-Croatian ставити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianставитиto put, place; to put on, wear
2Proto-Slavicstàvitito place, put

Words derived from “наставити”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Serbo-Croatian на →