Where does “находчивость” come from?

находчивость (Russian) comes from Russian нахо́дчивый, from Russian находи́ть, from Russian ходи́ть, from Proto-Slavic xoditi, from Proto-Indo-European sod-, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

находчивость (Russian): ingenuity, resourcefulness, inventiveness

Definitions

  1. ingenuity, resourcefulness, inventiveness

Ancestry of “находчивость”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнахо́дчивыйresourceful
2Russianнаходи́тьto find
3Russianходи́тьto go; to walk, to go; to walk or go
4Proto-Slavicxoditito go, walk
5Proto-Indo-Europeansod-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sod- →Every word from Proto-Slavic xoditi →
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