устанавливать (Russian)

Where does "устанавливать" come from?

The Russian verb 'устанавливать' is formed by combining the verb 'установи́ть' with the suffix '-ивать'[1]. This foundational base itself derives from adding the prefix 'у-' to '-станови́ть'[2].

Full etymology tree

• устанавливать (ustanavlivatʹ) (Russian), 'to install, to place, to mount'
  • derived установить (ustanovítʹ) (Russian), 'to install, to place, to mount'
    • prefix у- (u-) (Russian), 'away'
    • derived -становить (-stanovítʹ) (Russian), 'Combining form used to form prefixed perfective verbs with the approximate meanings "to stand" or "to place".'
  • suffix -ивать (-ivatʹ) (Russian), 'Used to form imperfective verbs from prefixed perfective verbs in -ить (-itʹ) and sometimes -еть (-etʹ), with iotation of the final consonant.'

Ancestors

• установить (Russian)
• -ивать (Russian)

Sources

1. устанавливать (ustanavlivatʹ) (Russian) - Wiktionary
2. установить (ustanovítʹ) (Russian) - Wiktionary

Updated September 2026

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