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Where does “նստել” come from?

նստել (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian նստիմ, from Old Armenian նիստ, from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

նստել (Armenian): to sit, to sit down, to take a seat; to sink, to...

Definitions

  1. to sit, to sit down, to take a seat; to sink, to...

Ancestry of “նստել”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianնստիմto sit down, to be seated; to repose; to lodge,...
2Old Armenianնիստsitting posture; position, situation; seat,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
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