Where does “syto” come from?

syto (Lower Sorbian) comes from Polish syty, from Proto-Slavic sytъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sáʔtos, from Proto-Indo-European s(e)h₂-to-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.

syto (Lower Sorbian): sieve

Definitions

  1. sieve

Ancestry of “syto”, step by step

syto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish syty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsytysatiated, full
2Proto-Slavicsytъsatiated; full
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsáʔtos
4Proto-Indo-Europeans(e)h₂-to-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

via Proto-Slavic sito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsitosieve
2Proto-Balto-Slavicséiˀtasieve
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁y-tom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European s(e)h₂-to-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sáʔtos