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Where does “seisonta” come from?

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

seisonta (Finnish): standing; laying up

Definitions

  1. standing; laying up

Ancestry of “seisonta”, 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 “seisonta”

  • seisonta-aika
  • seisontajarru
  • haaraseisonta
  • seisontavalo
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