Where does “निषत्ति” come from?

निषत्ति (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit नि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

निषत्ति (Sanskrit): sitting down or resting idly; idleness, laziness, sloth

Definitions

  1. sitting down or resting idly; idleness, laziness, sloth

Ancestry of “निषत्ति”, step by step

निषत्ति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit नि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनिdown; back; in, into
2Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
3Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

via Sanskrit सद्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसद्to sit down
2Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Sanskrit नि →