Where does “усад” come from?

усад (Erzya) comes from Russian усадьба, from Russian усади́ть, from Russian у-, from Proto-Slavic u- — away.

усад (Erzya): vegetable garden

Definitions

  1. vegetable garden

Ancestry of “усад”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianусадьбаfarmstead; homestead; place
2Russianусади́тьto make or let someone sit down, to seat
3Russianу-away; with a more concrete purpose
4Proto-Slavicu-away
Every word from Proto-Slavic u- →Every word from Russian у- →Every word from Russian усади́ть →