Where does “posiadło” come from?

posiadło (Polish) comes from Polish posiąść, from Polish siąść, from Old Polish sieść, from Proto-Slavic sěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

posiadło (Polish): estate, possession

Definitions

  1. estate, possession

Ancestry of “posiadło”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishposiąśćto obtain, to acquire, to come into possession of
2Polishsiąśćto sit down
3Old Polishsieśćto sit down
4Proto-Slavicsěstito sit down
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*sḗˀsteito sit down
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀstei →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěsti →
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