Where does “šätä” come from?

šätä (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic sētō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

šätä (Proto-Finnic): hundred

Definitions

  1. hundred

Ancestry of “šätä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsētōplace, position; lying in wait, ambush
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “šätä

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-Every word from Proto-Germanic sētō