Where does “kakkossija” come from?

kakkossija (Finnish) comes from Finnish kakkonen, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

kakkossija (Finnish): second place, second position in a race, election...

Definitions

  1. second place, second position in a race, election...

Ancestry of “kakkossija”, step by step

kakkossija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kakkonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkakkonentwo; deuce; Synonym of kakkospesä
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

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
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus