Where does “syayusali” come from?

syayusali (Lushootseed) comes from Proto-Basque -ali, from Old High German sazzo, from Proto-Germanic *sittjan, from Proto-Germanic sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

syayusali (Lushootseed): office

Definitions

  1. office

Ancestry of “syayusali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Basque-ali—
2Old High Germansazzo—
3Proto-Germanic*sittjan—
4Proto-Germanicsitjanąto sit
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sitjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sittjan →