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
Ancestry of “सित”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sHitás | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂i-tó-s | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |