Where does “обстоювати” come from?
обстоювати (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian обсто́яти, from Ukrainian стоя́ти, from Old East Slavic стоꙗти, 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;...
обстоювати (Ukrainian): to defend protect against attack
Definitions
- to defend protect against attack
Ancestry of “обстоювати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | обсто́яти | to defend protect against attack |
| 2 | Ukrainian | стоя́ти | to stand |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | стоꙗти | to stand |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | stojati | to stand |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | stojěti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | -ěti | Inherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;... |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | -ēˀtei | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁ti | Creates stative verbs from perfective roots;... |