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- — to sit.

воссе́сть (Russian): to sit down (upon), to mount in state, upon a throne

Definitions

  1. to sit down (upon), to mount in state, upon a throne

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*sḗˀsteito sit down
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “воссе́сть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀstei →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěsti →