Where does “ostajati” come from?

ostajati (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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;...

ostajati (Serbo-Croatian): to stay, remain

Definitions

  1. to stay, remain

Ancestry of “ostajati”, step by step

ostajati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian stàjati

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

via Serbo-Croatian o

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianoon, against; about, concerning, of, on
2Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
3Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—

Words derived from “ostajati”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ěti →Every word from Proto-Slavic stojěti →