Where does “зіставити” come from?

зіставити (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -я́ти, from Proto-Slavic ęti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- — to take; to distribute.

зіставити (Ukrainian): to compare, to contrast, to juxtapose, to match up place side by side, especially for the purpose of comparison

Definitions

  1. to compare, to contrast, to juxtapose, to match up place side by side, especially for the purpose of comparison

Ancestry of “зіставити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainian-я́тиSuffix added to some perfective verbs of class 4 to produce imperfective equivalents
2Proto-Slavicętito take
3Proto-Balto-Slavicímteito take
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁em-to take; to distribute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁em- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ímtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic ęti →