Where does “uspostavljati” come from?

uspostavljati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian postavljati, from Serbo-Croatian po, from Serbo-Croatian pol, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

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

Definitions

  1. to establish something for a longer period

Ancestry of “uspostavljati”, step by step

uspostavljati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian postavljati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpostavljatito put, place, set; to appoint, name
2Serbo-Croatianpohalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
3Serbo-Croatianpolpole; sex; gender
4Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Ancient Greek πόλος →Every word from Serbo-Croatian pol →