Where does “наступати” come from?

наступати (Ukrainian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ступати, from Proto-Slavic stǫpati, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ — to stand still.

наступати (Ukrainian): to step on, to tread on

Definitions

  1. to step on, to tread on

Ancestry of “наступати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianступатиto step; to enter
2Proto-Slavicstǫpati—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ →Every word from Proto-Slavic stǫpati →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ступати →