Where does “нисходить” come from?

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

нисходить (Russian): to descend

Definitions

  1. to descend

Ancestry of “нисходить”, step by step

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