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Where does “sista-” come from?

sista- (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

Ancestry of “sista-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
2Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “sista-”

  • neamh-chomhsheasmhacht
  • comhsheasmhacht
  • seasamh
  • buanseasmhach
  • seasaigh
  • seasmhaigh
  • buanseasamh
  • buanseasmhacht
  • seas
  • seasmhacht
  • dà-sheasmhach
  • seasamh
  • sissidir
  • sessam
  • neuhassooagh
  • neuhassooaght
  • cohassooaght
  • cohassooagh
  • so-hassoo
  • neuhassooagh-noi
  • shassooagh
  • shassoo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →