Where does “постоље” come from?
постоље (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian по́стојати, 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.
постоље (Serbo-Croatian): pedestal; support, stand
Definitions
- pedestal; support, stand
Ancestry of “постоље”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | по́стојати | to be, exist |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | по | half; for; over, through, across, in, on |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | po | after; by; at |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂pó | off, away |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |