Where does “постављати” come from?

постављати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian по, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

постављати (Serbo-Croatian): to put, place, set; to appoint, name

Definitions

  1. to put, place, set; to appoint, name

Ancestry of “постављати”, step by step

постављати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпоhalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

via Serbo-Croatian стављати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianстављатиto put, place; to put on, wear
2Proto-Slavic*stavľatito place, put

Words derived from “постављати”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →