Where does “zastupiti” come from?

zastupiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian stupiti, from Proto-Slavic stǫpiti, from Proto-Indo-European stÁb-.

zastupiti (Serbo-Croatian): to represent; to support

Definitions

  1. to represent; to support

Ancestry of “zastupiti”, step by step

zastupiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian stupiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianstupitito step; to enter
2Proto-Slavicstǫpitito step
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanstÁb-—

via Serbo-Croatian za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stÁb- →Every word from Proto-Slavic stǫpiti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian stupiti →