Where does “kesälomasijainen” come from?

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

kesälomasijainen (Finnish): a substitute person working in place of another for the summer holiday or vacation

Definitions

  1. a substitute person working in place of another for the summer holiday or vacation

Ancestry of “kesälomasijainen”, step by step

kesälomasijainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sijainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsijainensubstitute; short for sijaisopettaja
2Finnishsijaplace, position, room, stead, instead; ranking;...
3Proto-Finnicsijaplace, position
4Proto-Germanicstiją—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Finnish kesäloma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkesälomasummer break, summer vacation, summer holiday
2Finnishlomaholiday, vacation; furlough; gap
3Proto-Finniclomagap
4Proto-Finno-Permiclomagap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stiją →