Where does “siesti” come from?
siesti (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic sěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.
Ancestry of “siesti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | sěsti | to sit down |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *sḗˀstei | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | — |