Where does “posadka” come from?
posadka (Polish) comes from Polish posada, 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.
Ancestry of “posadka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | posada | situation, job, position, post; employment |
| 2 | Polish | posadzić | to plant; to seat, to sit |
| 3 | Polish | sadzić | to plant |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | saditi | to plant |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *sōdī́ˀtei | to set, to plant |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |