Where does “престајати” come from?
престајати (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;...
престајати (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of прѐстати
Definitions
- imperfective form of прѐстати
Ancestry of “престајати”, step by step
престајати traces back through two 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 пре
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | пре | before, earlier; before; ago |