Where does “prestajati” come from?
prestajati (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;...
prestajati (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of prèstati
Definitions
- imperfective form of prèstati
Ancestry of “prestajati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | stàjati | to stand |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | stojati | to stand |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | stojěti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ěti | Inherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;... |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ēˀtei | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁ti | Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;... |