Where does “सित” come from?

सित (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian sHitás, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂i-tó-s, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey-, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.

सित (Sanskrit): bound, tied, fettered

Definitions

  1. bound, tied, fettered

Ancestry of “सित”, step by step

सित traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian sHitás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IraniansHitás—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂i-tó-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

via Sanskrit असित

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअसितblack, dark; dark; a black snake
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hásitas—

Words derived from “सित”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂i-tó-s →