Where does “sela” come from?

sela (Czech) comes from Czech sít, from Old Czech sieti, from Proto-Slavic sěti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European séh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

sela (Czech): inflection of sít: ## feminine singular past...

Definitions

  1. inflection of sít: ## feminine singular past...

Ancestry of “sela”, step by step

sela traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech sít

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsítto sow
2Old Czechsietito sow
3Proto-Slavicsětito sow; to sift
4Proto-Balto-Slavicsḗˀteito sow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁-ye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

via Czech selo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechselovillage; neuter singular past participle of sít
2Proto-Slavicselovillage
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₁-ye-ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sḗˀtei →