Where does “остајати” come from?

остајати (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;...

остајати (Serbo-Croatian): to stay, remain

Definitions

  1. to stay, remain

Ancestry of “остајати”, step by step

остајати 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 о

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

Words derived from “остајати”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ěti →Every word from Proto-Slavic stojěti →