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Where does “seisaus” come from?

seisaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish seisoa, from Finnish seistä, from Proto-Finnic saictak, from Proto-Uralic sańśa-, from Proto-Uralic säńśä-.

seisaus (Finnish): halt, stoppage, standstill

Definitions

  1. halt, stoppage, standstill

Ancestry of “seisaus”, 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-—

Words derived from “seisaus”

  • päivänseisauspiste
  • kesäpäivänseisaus
  • päivänseisaus
Every word from Proto-Uralic säńśä- →