Where does “поседити” come from?

поседити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian по, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

поседити (Serbo-Croatian): to turn something gray, gray-haired

Definitions

  1. to turn something gray, gray-haired

Ancestry of “поседити”, step by step

поседити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Serbo-Croatian се̑д

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianсе̑дgrey (usually of hair)
2Proto-Slavicśědъgray
3Proto-Slavicxoidъ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →