Where does “sīdati” come from?

sīdati (Pali) comes from Sanskrit सीदति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan síẓḍati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian síždati, from Proto-Indo-European sísdeti, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

sīdati (Pali): to sink, to subside, to settle

Definitions

  1. to sink, to subside, to settle

Ancestry of “sīdati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसीदतिto sit, sit down; to lie in wait, be at watch
2Proto-Indo-Aryansíẓḍati—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniansíždatito sit
4Proto-Indo-Europeansísdetito be sitting down
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “sīdati”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sísdeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian síždati →