Where does “оседлость” come from?
оседлость (Russian) comes from Russian осе́длый, from Russian оседа́ть, from Russian осесть, from Russian сесть, from Old East Slavic сѣсти, from Proto-Slavic sěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.
оседлость (Russian): sedentary lifestyle
Definitions
- sedentary lifestyle
Ancestry of “оседлость”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | осе́длый | sedentary, settled |
| 2 | Russian | оседа́ть | to settle, to sink |
| 3 | Russian | осесть | to settle, to sink; to gravitate |
| 4 | Russian | сесть | to sit down; to be imprisoned; to become flat, to... |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | сѣсти | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | sěsti | to sit down |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *sḗˀstei | to sit down |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |