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Where does “sišana” come from?

sišana (Latvian) comes from Latvian sist, from Proto-Indo-European sēy-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.

sišana (Latvian): hitting, striking, beating; verbal noun of sist

Definitions

  1. hitting, striking, beating; verbal noun of sist

Ancestry of “sišana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviansistto hit, to strike, to beat; to hit; to hit, beat
2Proto-Indo-Europeansēy-to send, throw, drop, sow, deposit; to linger
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱe-demonstrative particle; here; this, here
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