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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *sèdá ( ~ z-)
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: to think, determine
Russian meaning: думать, решать
Mongolian: *sede-, *sed-ki-
Japanese: *sàntàmà-
Comments: A Mong.-Jpn. isogloss.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *sede-, *sed-ki-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to think of, to intend
Russian meaning: думать, намереваться
Written Mongolian: sede-, sedki- (L 680)
Middle Mongolian: setki- (HY 33, SH), sītki- (IM), sitkä̆l 'angry' (MA)
Khalkha: setge-
Buriat: hede-
Kalmuck: sed-, setkǝ-
Ordos: sedχil 'conscience, thought, feeling'
Baoan: sǝgtǝ-
Dagur: serkin (Тод. Даг. 163)
Shary-Yoghur: sedgel 'thought'
Monguor: sgir (SM 347), (MGCD sgǝl 'thought')
Comments: KW 327, MGCD 593, 601.
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Japanese etymology :

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Proto-Japanese: *sàntàmà-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to determine
Russian meaning: решать, определять
Old Japanese: sadama-
Middle Japanese: sàdàmà-
Tokyo: sadamé-
Kyoto: sádámé-
Kagoshima: sàdàmè-
Comments: JLTT 745.
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *[š]ejdV
Meaning: to determine, achieve
Indo-European: *sēidh-
Altaic: *sèdá ( ~ z-)
Uralic: *satta
Kartvelian: *šed-
Comments: Expected *š- in Ur.
References: ND 2020 *sa[h]ida 'to take aim, direct' (IE+Ur + Arab.); 2149 *šu/üʕadV 'good, happy, pleasant' (Kartv. + incorr. IE + incorr. Alt. + other Sem.).
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *sēidh-
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: direct; to aim
Old Indian: sā́dhati, sādhyati, sādhnoti, sadhnoti, sídhyati, pf. siṣedha, ptc. siddha- `to go straight to any goal or aim, to succeed; to bring to an end, accomplish', sādhú- `straight, right, hitting the mark', sup. sā́dhiṣṭha-; -sādh- (in comp.) `accomplishing, performing'; sidhrá-, sidhmá- `going straight to goal, successful, efficacious'
Avestan: häiδišta- `am besten zum Ziele führend, geleitend'; -had- `lenkend, leitend, zum Ziele führend', hādrōyā f. `Verlangen, Wunsch nach Erreichung des Zieles'
Armenian: aǯ `dexter, recht' [rather < NC]
Old Greek: īthǘ- `gerade, gerecht', adv. īthǘ(s) `geradeswegs', īthǖ́-s, -ǘos f. `gerade Richtung, Gang, Unternehmung', īthǘō `gerade angehen, angreifen, streben', īthǖ́nō `gerade machen, richten, lenken, führen'
Russ. meaning: прямое направление; направляться к цели
References: WP II 450
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1662
Root: sē[i]dh- : sīdh- und : sǝdh-
English meaning: to strive for a goal
German meaning: `geradeaus auf ein Ziel zugehen'
Material: Ai. sā́dhati `kommt zum Ziel, bringt zum Ziel, in Ordnung', Kausat. sādháyati, sādhú- `gerade, tüchtig', -sādh- (2. Kompositionsglied) = jav. -hād- `lenkend', hādrōyā- f. `Verlangen nachErreichung des Zieles' (von *hādra- m., idg. *sēdh-ro- `Erreichung des Zieles'); schwundstuf. ai. sidhrá- `erfolgreich', sídhyati `kommt zum Ziel', Partiz. siddhá-, Perf. siṣḗdha- usw.; av. āsna `erfolgreich' (*ā-zdh-na-); Ablautneubildung ist sadh- in ai. sadh-nōti und sádhis- `Ort, Ziel';

    gr. ἰ̄θύς (*sīdhus) `gerade (auf ein Ziel gerichtet), Adv. geradeaus', ἰθύς, -ύος `Angriff, Unternehmung', ἰθύω `dringe vor', ἰ̄θύ̄νω `mache gerade'; εἶθαρ `sogleich', εὐθύς (aus *εἰθύς) `gerade'.

References: WP. II 450, Schwyzer Gr. Gr. 1, 350.
Pages: 892
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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 1559
Proto: *satta
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: to get to, meet
German meaning: geraten, treffen, eintreffen
Finnish: satta- (veralt.) 'schaden, beschädigen', sattu- 'treffen, berühren, stoßen, begegnen, eintreten, geschehen' ( > Saam. N sat'tu- 'happen to') ?
Estonian: sattu- 'geraten, fallen, gelangen, sich begeben, anstoßen' ?
Mordovian: sato- (E M) 'zureichen, hinreichen, genügen' ? (possibly also < *saɣe-kta)
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Kartvelian etymology :

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Proto-Kartvelian: *šed-
Nostratic: Nostratic
Russian meaning: подобать, приличествовать
English meaning: to suit, to be appropriate
Megrel: škid-
Svan: šged-, šgd-
Notes and references: ЭСКЯ 214, EWK 422-423.
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