Where does “uspostaviti” come from?

uspostaviti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian uz, from Proto-Slavic vъz, from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź — on, at; in return for.

uspostaviti (Serbo-Croatian): to establish something for a longer period

Definitions

  1. to establish something for a longer period

Ancestry of “uspostaviti”, step by step

uspostaviti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian uz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianuzup, upward; next to, beside, alongside, by; with,...
2Proto-Slavicvъzinstead of, in return for; up; by, beside
3Proto-Balto-Slavicuźon, at; in return for

via Serbo-Croatian postaviti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpostavitito put, place, set; to appoint, name
2Serbo-Croatianstavitito put, place; to put on, wear
3Proto-Slavicstàvitito place, put
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъz →Every word from Serbo-Croatian uz →