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Where does “отсиживать” come from?

отсиживать (Russian) comes from Russian отсиде́ть, from Russian сиде́ть, from Old East Slavic сидѣти, from Proto-Slavic sěděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sēdḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

Ancestry of “отсиживать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотсиде́ть—
2Russianсиде́тьto look after; to sit
3Old East Slavicсидѣти—
4Proto-Slavicsědětito sit, to be sitting
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*sēdḗˀtei—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—

Words derived from “отсиживать”

  • отсиживаться
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