Where does “sedavý” come from?

sedavý (Czech) comes from Czech sedět, from Proto-Slavic sěděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sēdḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

sedavý (Czech): sedentary

Definitions

  1. sedentary

Ancestry of “sedavý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsedětto sit; to fit
2Proto-Slavicsědětito sit, to be sitting
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*sēdḗˀteito sit
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sēdḗˀteiEvery word from Proto-Slavic sěděti