Where does “sappistaasi” come from?
sappistaasi (Finnish) comes from Finnish staasi, from Ancient Greek στάσις, from Proto-Hellenic státis, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
Ancestry of “sappistaasi”, step by step
sappistaasi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish staasi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | staasi | stasis |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | στάσις | a standing, placing, setting; party, company,... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | státis | standing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via Finnish säppi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | säppi | latch |