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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

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

Words derived from “постављати”

  • претпостављати
  • успостављати
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