Where does “ustav” come from?

ustav (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian u, from Proto-Slavic vъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

ustav (Serbo-Croatian): constitution; ustav

Definitions

  1. constitution; ustav

Ancestry of “ustav”, step by step

ustav traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian u

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianuin, at; to, into; on, in, at, during
2Proto-Slavicvъ(n)in, inside, within; in, into, inside; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Serbo-Croatian stȁv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianstȁvposture, stance, position
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥ →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъ(n) →