Where does “постајати” come from?
постајати (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;...
постајати (Serbo-Croatian): to retain a position; to stand; to become
Definitions
- to retain a position; to stand; to become
Ancestry of “постајати”, step by step
постајати traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian ста̏јати
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ста̏јати | to stop |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | stojati | to stand |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | stojěti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ěti | Inherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;... |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ēˀtei | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁ti | Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;... |
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 по̏стаја
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | по̏стаја | a station (place where a vehicle may stop) |