Where does “остати” come from?

остати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian о, from Proto-Slavic o(b), from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi.

остати (Serbo-Croatian): to stay, remain

Definitions

  1. to stay, remain

Ancestry of “остати”, step by step

остати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian о

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianоon, against; about, concerning
2Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
3Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—

via Serbo-Croatian ста̏ти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianста̏тиto stop, halt
2Proto-Slavicstatito stand; to become
3Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “остати”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ebʰi →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ab →Every word from Proto-Slavic o(b) →