Where does “seas” come from?

seas (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic seasamh, from Old Irish sessam, from Old Irish sissidir, from Proto-Celtic sista-, from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

seas (Scottish Gaelic): stand; support, back, back up; endure, last

Definitions

  1. stand; support, back, back up; endure, last

Ancestry of “seas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicseasamhverbal noun of seas; attitude, position
2Old Irishsessamverbal noun of sissidir: standing; standing by,...
3Old Irishsissidirto stand
4Proto-Celticsista-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstísteh₂tito be standing up, to be getting up
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stísteh₂ti →Every word from Proto-Celtic sista- →