Where does “निषीदति” come from?

निषीदति (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit सीदति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan síẓḍati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian síždati, from Proto-Indo-European sísdeti, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

Ancestry of “निषीदति”, step by step

निषीदति traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit सीदति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसीदतिto sit, sit down; to lie in wait, be at watch
2Proto-Indo-Aryansíẓḍati—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniansíždatito sit
4Proto-Indo-Europeansísdetito be sitting down
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Sanskrit नि

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

Words derived from “निषीदति”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sísdeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian síždati →