Where does “сиде́ть” come from?
сиде́ть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic сидѣти, from Proto-Slavic sěděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sēdḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.
сиде́ть (Russian): to look after; to sit
Definitions
- to look after; to sit
Ancestry of “сиде́ть”, step by step
сиде́ть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old East Slavic сидѣти
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | сидѣти | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sěděti | to sit, to be sitting |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *sēdḗˀtei | to sit |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |
via Old East Slavic сѣдѣти
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | сѣдѣти | — |