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- — to sit.

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

Definitions

  1. to become gray, gray-haired

Ancestry of “posedeti”, step by step

posedeti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian śeđeti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianśeđetialternative infinitive of sjèditi; to sit
2Serbo-Croatiansjedjetialternative infinitive of sjèditi
3Proto-Slavicsědětito sit, to be sitting
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*sēdḗˀteito sit
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

via Serbo-Croatian po

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpohalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Serbo-Croatianpolpole; sex; gender
3Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “posedeti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sēdḗˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěděti →