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Where does “воссе́сть” come from?

воссе́сть (Russian) comes from Russian сесть, from Old East Slavic сѣсти, from Proto-Slavic sěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

Ancestry of “воссе́сть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсестьto sit down; to be imprisoned; to become flat, to...
2Old East Slavicсѣсти—
3Proto-Slavicsěstito sit down
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*sḗˀstei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—

Words derived from “воссе́сть”

  • восседать
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