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seti

pr 3rd sg of seti (verb)

1. lies; lies around; lit. sleeps
2. sleeps (on)
3. (comm) lives; stays; dwells; lit. sleeps

Built from

• se — root · sit, lie
  From PIE *sed-. The root originally meant to sit or settle; 'lying' emerges as a natural extension of resting posture. Cognates: English sit, Latin sedēre, Sanskrit sad-.
• ti — ending · 3rd singular present
  The thematic present ending -ti marks third person singular indicative, active voice.

Etymology. From PIE *sed- (sit, settle): cognates English sit, Latin sedēre, Sanskrit sad-. The semantic shift from sitting to lying reflects postural overlap in Indo-European languages; compare Latin sedeō used of reclining. The Pali root √si (from *sed-) loses the -d- in the present stem, giving se- + -ti.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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