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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

Definitions

  1. to look after; to sit

Ancestry of “сидеть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсидѣти—
2Proto-Slavicsědětito sit, to be sitting
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*sēdḗˀtei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—

Words derived from “сидеть”

  • председатель
  • отсидеть
  • засидеться
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