Where does “сесть” come from?

сесть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic сѣсти, from Proto-Slavic sěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

сесть (Russian): to sit down; to be imprisoned; to become flat, to...

Definitions

  1. to sit down; to be imprisoned; to become flat, to...

Ancestry of “сесть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсѣсти
2Proto-Slavicsěstito sit down
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*sḗˀsteito sit down
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “сесть

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sḗˀsteiEvery word from Proto-Slavic sěsti