nastanak

Nastanak is a noun used in Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian to denote the act or process by which something comes into being, i.e., its origin or emergence. It can refer to the moment when something begins to exist, forms, or develops from earlier conditions. The term is widely employed in history, sociology, linguistics and everyday language to discuss how events, phenomena, institutions or objects arise.

Etymologically, nastanak is derived from the verb nastati, meaning to arise or originate. It is formed with a suffix that turns the action into a noun, signaling the result or occurrence of arising. The word is common across South Slavic languages and appears in both spoken and formal registers.

Usage and contexts vary. In historical or political discourse, one speaks of the nastanak države, nastanak nacije or nastanak pokreta. In science and humanities, phrases like nastanak jezika, nastanak civilizacije, or nastanak kulturne pojave are used to describe origins and development. In biology or medicine, nastanak can denote the onset or formation of a process, as in nastanak embrija or nastanak bolesti; in technical writing, more specific terms such as embryogenesis or pathogenesis are often preferred, but nastanak remains a natural general-purpose expression.

Nuances and related terms: nastanak emphasizes emergence or formation rather than formal founding, which is more precisely conveyed by osnivanje. Other related words include porijeklo or genesis, which focus on origin in a broader or more foundational sense.

Vidi također: genesis, porijeklo, oblikovanje, osnivanje.