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Where does “седети” come from?

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

седети (Serbo-Croatian): to sit; to become gray, gray-haired

Definitions

  1. to sit; to become gray, gray-haired

Ancestry of “седети”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsědětito sit, to be sitting
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*sēdḗˀtei—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—

Words derived from “седети”

  • поседети
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