Where does “устав” come from?

устав (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ста̏в, from Proto-Slavic stavъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic stāw-, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂ēw-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

устав (Serbo-Croatian): constitution; ustav

Definitions

  1. constitution; ustav

Ancestry of “устав”, step by step

устав traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian ста̏в

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianста̏вposture, stance, position
2Proto-Slavicstavъstate, condition; joint; stand, structure ?
3Proto-Balto-Slavicstāw-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂ēw-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Serbo-Croatian у

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianуin, at; to, into; on, in, at, during
2Proto-Slavicvъ(n)in, inside, within; in, into, inside; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂ēw- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic stāw- →