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Where does “стяг” come from?

стяг (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic стѧгъ, from Old Norse stǫng, from Latin stancus, from Latin stānticus, from Latin stāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti.

стяг (Ukrainian): flag; ribbon

Definitions

  1. flag; ribbon

Ancestry of “стяг”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicстѧгъ—
2Old Norsestǫngstaff, pole; standard-pole
3Latinstancus—
4Latinstānticus—
5Latinstāns—
6Latinstō—
7Proto-Italicstaēōstand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
9Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →