Where does “zastajati” come from?

zastajati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian stàjati, from Proto-Slavic stojati, from Proto-Slavic stojěti, from Proto-Slavic -ěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ēˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti — Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

zastajati (Serbo-Croatian): to stop temporarily

Definitions

  1. to stop temporarily

Ancestry of “zastajati”, step by step

zastajati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian stàjati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianstàjatito stand
2Proto-Slavicstojatito stand
3Proto-Slavicstojěti—
4Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

via Serbo-Croatian za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ěti →Every word from Proto-Slavic stojěti →