Where does “поседети” come from?

поседети (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian седети, from Proto-Slavic sěděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sēdḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

поседети (Serbo-Croatian): to become gray, gray-haired

Definitions

  1. to become gray, gray-haired

Ancestry of “поседети”, step by step

поседети traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian седети

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianседетиto sit; to become gray, gray-haired
2Proto-Slavicsědětito sit, to be sitting
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*sēdḗˀteito sit
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Serbo-Croatian по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпоhalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sēdḗˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěděti →