< Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic

Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/sḗˀstei

This Proto-Balto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Balto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sed-.[1]

Verb

*sḗˀstei

  1. to sit down

Descendants
  • Lithuanian: sė́sti
  • Latvian: sēsties
  • Old Prussian: sindants (“sitting”)
  • Proto-Slavic: *sěsti (see there for further descendants)

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2015) Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 395
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.