Where does “sídliště” come from?

sídliště (Czech) comes from Czech sídlo, from Proto-Slavic sědlo, from Proto-Slavic sěd-, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

sídliště (Czech): housing estate, council estate

Definitions

  1. housing estate, council estate

Ancestry of “sídliště”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsídloresidence, seat
2Proto-Slavicsědloseat
3Proto-Slavicsěd-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěd- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sědlo →