Where does “ходячий” come from?

ходячий (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic *xodę̀ťь, from Proto-Slavic xoditi, from Proto-Indo-European sod-, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

ходячий (Russian): walking; current; walking, personified, incarnate

Definitions

  1. walking; current; walking, personified, incarnate

Ancestry of “ходячий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*xodę̀ťьwalking
2Proto-Slavicxoditito go, walk
3Proto-Indo-Europeansod-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sod- →Every word from Proto-Slavic xoditi →