Where does “elatiivisija” come from?

elatiivisija (Finnish) comes from Finnish sija, from Proto-Finnic sija, from Proto-Germanic stiją, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

elatiivisija (Finnish): elative case

Definitions

  1. elative case

Ancestry of “elatiivisija”, step by step

elatiivisija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsijaplace, position, room, stead, instead; ranking;...
2Proto-Finnicsijaplace, position
3Proto-Germanicstiją—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Finnish elatiivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelatiivielative
2New Latinēlātīvus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →
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