Where does “lovostaj” come from?

lovostaj (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian stȁti, from Serbo-Croatian stàjati, 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;...

lovostaj (Serbo-Croatian): close season

Definitions

  1. close season

Ancestry of “lovostaj”, step by step

lovostaj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian stȁti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianstȁtito stand
2Serbo-Croatianstàjatito stand
3Proto-Slavicstojatito stand
4Proto-Slavicstojěti
5Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
6Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

via Serbo-Croatian lov

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianlovhunt, hunting; chase, pursuit; catch, haul
2Proto-Slaviclovъhunt, hunting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁tiEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ětiEvery word from Proto-Slavic stojěti