Where does “nšstn'” come from?

nšstn' (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian ni-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

nšstn' (Middle Persian): sit on

Definitions

  1. sit on

Ancestry of “nšstn'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianni-down
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandown, downwards; in, into
3Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

Words derived from “nšstn'

Every word from Proto-Indo-European niEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Every word from Proto-Iranian ni-