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Where does “posedeti” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. to become gray, gray-haired

Ancestry of “posedeti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianśeđetialternative infinitive of sjèditi; to sit
2Serbo-Croatiansjedjetialternative infinitive of sjèditi
3Proto-Slavicsědětito sit, to be sitting
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*sēdḗˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →