Cognate Set 7441 – Meaning: sit
- IE-CoR reference form:
- *u̯ei̯k̑-
- IE-CoR reference language:
- Proto-Indo-European
- Ideophonic:
- no
- Parallel derivation:
- no
- Justification:
- Modern Indic lexemes continuing Vedic úpaviśati 'approaches' (RV), 'sits down' (ŚBr.), a derivative of Vedic √veś- 'to enter, enter in or settle down on, go into' and further to PIE *u̯ei̯k̑- 'to enter, step in' (Turner 1962–1966:105 no. 2245, EWAia II:584, LIV² 669-670).
- Found in clades:
- Indic
- Revised by:
- Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 10 lexemes.
- References
- Mayrhofer, Manfred: II:584
Cf. s.v. Ved. √veś- 'sich niederlassen, sich niedersetzen, eindringen, in etwas eingehen', from PIE *u̯ei̯k̑- 'sich niederlassen'.
- Rix, Helmut: 669-670
Cf. s.v. *u̯ei̯k̑- 'eingehen in, eintreten' (IEW [1129], 1131).
- Turner, Ralph Lilley: 105
S.v. 2245 Skt. úpaviśati 'approaches' RV., 'sits down' ŚBr., Pp. upaviṣṭa, 'seated' KātyŚr., °aka, 'remaining too long in the womb' Car. 2. upavēśayati 'causes to sit' AitBr. [√viś] and s.v. 2249 upavēśana n. .act of sitting down. ĀśvŚr. [√viś]. NB: Contamination with vásati which by itself provides a verb 'to sit'.
