Where does “chodzący” come from?

chodzący (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic *xodę̀ťь, from Proto-Slavic xoditi, from Proto-Indo-European sod-, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

Ancestry of “chodzący”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*xodę̀ťьwalking
2Proto-Slavicxoditito go, walk
3Proto-Indo-Europeansod-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sod- →Every word from Proto-Slavic xoditi →