Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stajati

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology 1

Secondary form of *stati +‎ *-jati (a/j-derivation), from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂yeti.

Verb

*stajati impf[1]

  1. (intransitive) to stay
  2. (intransitive) to stop, to get still

Inflection

Originally, present stem with mobile accent (ap C), aorist - fixed (ap A):

Reanalyzed in some descendants (Bulgarian, Slovene, Sorbian) at a later stage:

Derived terms
  • *staja (room, shelter)
  • *stajadlo (stand)
Derived terms
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: стаꙗти (stajati)
  • South Slavic
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “stajǫ stajetь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:a/c (SA 205)

Further reading

Etymology 2

From *stati +‎ *-ěti.

Verb

*stajati impf

  1. alternative form of *stojati

Inflection

Derived terms