Where does “نشستن” come from?

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

نشستن (Persian): to sit

Definitions

  1. to sit

Ancestry of “نشستن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persiannšstn'sit on
2Proto-Iranianni-down
3Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
4Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

Words derived from “نشستن”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Proto-Iranian ni- →