Where does “istuja” come from?

istuja (Finnish) comes from Finnish istua, from Proto-Finnic istudak — sit.

istuja (Finnish): sitter one who sits

Definitions

  1. sitter one who sits

Ancestry of “istuja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishistuato sit; to be a member in a board or similar; to...
2Proto-Finnicistudaksit
Every word from Proto-Finnic istudak →Every word from Finnish istua →