Where does “nastaviti” come from?

nastaviti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian na, from Proto-Slavic na, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

nastaviti (Serbo-Croatian): to continue, to keep on

Definitions

  1. to continue, to keep on

Ancestry of “nastaviti”, step by step

nastaviti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian na

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannato, on, onto; on, at, in; on, by, for, at
2Proto-Slavicnaon; concerning; onto
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Serbo-Croatian štaviti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianštavitito tan
2Proto-Slavicstàvitito place, put
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Slavic na →Every word from Serbo-Croatian na →