Where does “Nakhodka” come from?

Nakhodka (English) comes from Russian Нахо́дка, from Russian находи́ть, from Russian ходи́ть, from Proto-Slavic xoditi, from Proto-Indo-European sod-, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

Ancestry of “Nakhodka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianНахо́дка—
2Russianнаходи́тьto find
3Russianходи́тьto go; to walk, to go; to walk or go
4Proto-Slavicxoditito go, walk
5Proto-Indo-Europeansod-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sod- →Every word from Proto-Slavic xoditi →