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
- flag; ribbon
Ancestry of “стяг”, step by step
стяг traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old East Slavic стѧгъ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | стѧгъ | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | stǫng | staff, pole; standard-pole |
| 3 | Latin | stancus | — |
| 4 | Latin | stānticus | tired |
| 5 | Latin | stāns | standing |
| 6 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via Proto-Slavic vъstǫga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | vъstǫga | — |