Where does “سیم‌کش” come from?

سیم‌کش (Classical Persian) comes from Persian سیم, from Persian سی, from English cee, from Middle English cee, from Old French sei, from Latin sēdēs, from Latin sedeō, from Proto-Italic sedēō — to sit.

Ancestry of “سیم‌کش”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianسیمwire; silver; thirtieth
2Persianسیthirty; for; in order to
3EnglishceeThe name of the Latin-script letter C; Something...
4Middle EnglishceeAlternative form of see
5Old Frenchsei
6Latinsēdēsseat, chair
7Latinsedeōto sit, to be seated
8Proto-Italicsedēōsit, be sitting, be seated
9Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “سیم‌کش

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-Every word from Proto-Italic sedēōEvery word from Latin sedeō
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