Where does “усидчивый” come from?

усидчивый (Russian) comes from Russian усиде́ть, from Russian сиде́ть, from Old East Slavic сидѣти, from Proto-Slavic sěděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sēdḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

усидчивый (Russian): able to sit (in one place) for a very long time

Definitions

  1. able to sit (in one place) for a very long time

Ancestry of “усидчивый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianусиде́тьto remain sitting after being pushed
2Russianсиде́тьto look after; to sit
3Old East Slavicсидѣти—
4Proto-Slavicsědětito sit, to be sitting
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*sēdḗˀteito sit
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sēdḗˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěděti →