Where does “stajling” come from?
stajling (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English styling, from English style, from Middle English stiele, from Proto-West Germanic *stahlī, from Proto-Germanic stahlą, from Proto-Germanic stah-, from Proto-Indo-European stāk-, from Proto-Indo-European stā- — to stand.
stajling (Serbo-Croatian): styling
Ancestry of “stajling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | styling | present participle of style; Any form of... |
| 2 | English | style | Senses relating to a thin, pointed object; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | stiele | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stahlī | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stahlą | steel |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stah- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stāk- | stand, pole |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |