Where does “sentnós” come from?

sentnós (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

Ancestry of “sentnós”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Indo-European	sent-	to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
2	Proto-Indo-European	h₁es-	to be

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