Where does “подсесть” come from?

подсесть (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.

подсесть (Russian): to take a seat, to sit down

Definitions

  1. to take a seat, to sit down

Ancestry of “подсесть”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀstei →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěsti →