Where does “seisa-” come from?

seisa- (Finnish) comes from Finnish seisoa, from Finnish seistä, from Proto-Finnic saictak, from Proto-Uralic sańśa-, from Proto-Uralic säńśä- — to stand.

Ancestry of “seisa-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseisoato stand; to be still, be at a halt; "adessive" +...
2FinnishseistäSynonym of seisoa; Elative singular form of...
3Proto-Finnicsaictakto stand; to stop, to halt
4Proto-Uralicsańśa-to stand
5Proto-Uralicsäńśä-to stand
Every word from Proto-Uralic säńśä- →Every word from Proto-Uralic sańśa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic saictak →
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