Where does “уселити” come from?

уселити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian селити, from Ukrainian село, from Old East Slavic село, from Proto-Slavic selo, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

уселити (Serbo-Croatian): to move in; to immigrate

Definitions

  1. to move in; to immigrate

Ancestry of “уселити”, step by step

уселити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian селити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianселитиto migrate; to move
2Ukrainianселоvillage; country; rural area
3Old East Slavicселоdwelling
4Proto-Slavicselovillage
5Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable

via Serbo-Croatian у

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianуin, at; to, into; on, in, at, during
2Proto-Slavicvъ(n)in, inside, within; in, into, inside; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl- →Every word from Proto-Slavic selo →Every word from Old East Slavic село →
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