Where does “istumaannousu” come from?
istumaannousu (Finnish) comes from Finnish nousu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.
istumaannousu (Finnish): sit-up
Ancestry of “istumaannousu”, step by step
istumaannousu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nousu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nousu | rise; ascent; thread pitch, pitch |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |
via Finnish istua
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | istua | to sit; to be a member in a board or similar; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | istudak | sit |