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Where does “posada” come from?

posada (Polish) comes from Polish posadzić, from Polish sadzić, from Proto-Slavic saditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sōdī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

posada (Polish): situation, job, position, post; employment

Definitions

  1. situation, job, position, post; employment

Ancestry of “posada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishposadzićto plant; to seat, to sit
2Polishsadzićto plant
3Proto-Slavicsaditito plant
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*sōdī́ˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansodéyetito set, to seat, to cause to sit
6Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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