Where does “по̀стати” come from?
по̀стати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ukrainian стати, from Ukrainian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
по̀стати (Serbo-Croatian): to become, turn
Definitions
- to become, turn
Ancestry of “по̀стати”, step by step
по̀стати traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian стати
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | стати | to become |
| 2 | Ukrainian | -ся | Reflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and infinitives to make a reflexive, reciprocal, intransitive or passive verb |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | сѧ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | sę | oneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,... |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *sen | oneself |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |
via Serbo-Croatian по
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | по | half; for; over, through, across, in, on |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | po | after; by; at |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂pó | off, away |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |
via Serbo-Croatian ста̏ти
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ста̏ти | to stop, halt |