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Where does “посустати” come from?

посустати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian сустати, from Serbo-Croatian ста̏ти, from Proto-Slavic stati, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

посустати (Serbo-Croatian): to grow tired, become exhausted; to fall behind,...

Definitions

  1. to grow tired, become exhausted; to fall behind,...

Ancestry of “посустати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianсустатиto grow tired, become exhausted
2Serbo-Croatianста̏ти—
3Proto-Slavicstatito stand; to become
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →