Where does “նիստ” come from?

նիստ (Old Armenian) comes from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

նիստ (Old Armenian): sitting posture; position, situation; seat,...

Definitions

  1. sitting posture; position, situation; seat,...

Ancestry of “նիստ”, step by step

նիստ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European nisdós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeannisdósnest
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nidown
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Old Armenian նստիմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianնստիմto sit down, to be seated; to repose; to lodge,...

Words derived from “նիստ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁niEvery word from Proto-Indo-European nisdós