Where does “loppusijoitus” come from?
loppusijoitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish sijoitus, from Finnish sijoittaa, from Finnish sija, from Proto-Finnic sija, from Proto-Germanic stiją, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
loppusijoitus (Finnish): final disposal of items by placing them in an inaccessible location, such as of spent nuclear fuel
Definitions
- final disposal of items by placing them in an inaccessible location, such as of spent nuclear fuel
Ancestry of “loppusijoitus”, step by step
loppusijoitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sijoitus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sijoitus | placement; rank; investment |
| 2 | Finnish | sijoittaa | to set, locate, place; to backdrop; to invest |
| 3 | Finnish | sija | place, position, room, stead, instead; ranking;... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | sija | place, position |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stiją | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steyh₂- | to stiffen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |