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Where does “ostati” come from?

ostati (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;...

ostati (Serbo-Croatian): to stay, remain

Definitions

  1. to stay, remain

Ancestry of “ostati”, step by step

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;...

Words derived from “ostati”

  • zaostati
  • izostati
  • preostati
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti →