Where does “настојати” come from?

настојати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ста̏јати, 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;...

настојати (Serbo-Croatian): to strive, try

Definitions

  1. to strive, try

Ancestry of “настојати”, step by step

настојати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian ста̏јати

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

via Serbo-Croatian на

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianнаto, on, onto; on, at, in; by, for, at
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ěti →Every word from Proto-Slavic stojěti →