Where does “sist” come from?

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

sist (Latvian): to hit, to strike, to beat; to hit; to hit, beat

Definitions

  1. to hit, to strike, to beat; to hit; to hit, beat

Ancestry of “sist”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sist”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēy- →
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