Where does “istuma-aukko” come from?

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

Ancestry of “istuma-aukko”, step by step

istuma-aukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish istua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishistuato sit; to be a member in a board or similar; to...
2Proto-Finnicistudaksit

via Finnish aukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaukkohole; gap; opening
2Proto-Finnicaukkohole; gap, opening
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