Where does “сидеть” come from?
сидеть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic сидѣти, from Proto-Slavic sěděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sēdḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.
сидеть (Russian): to look after; to sit
Ancestry of “сидеть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | сидѣти | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sěděti | to sit, to be sitting |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *sēdḗˀtei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | — |
Words derived from “сидеть”