Where does “staza” come from?

staza (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French stase, from New Latin stasis, from Ancient Greek στάσις, from Proto-Hellenic státis, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

staza (Serbo-Croatian): path, way

Definitions

  1. path, way

Ancestry of “staza”, step by step

staza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French stase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchstasestasis, inactive state, as of a body liquid...
2New Latinstasis—
3Ancient Greekστάσιςa standing, placing, setting; party, company,...
4Proto-Hellenicstátisstanding
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Proto-Slavic stьdza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicstьdzapath
2Proto-Balto-Slavicstiga—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstigʰ-eh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic státis →