Where does “sestoa” come from?

sestoa (Finnish) comes from Finnish -öä, from Proto-Finnic -odak, from Proto-Uralic -w-.

sestoa (Finnish): to stand on a floating log using a log driving hook as a paddle

Definitions

  1. to stand on a floating log using a log driving hook as a paddle

Ancestry of “sestoa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-öäFront vowel variant of -oa
2Proto-Finnic-odakForms some verbs
3Proto-Uralic-w-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w- →Every word from Finnish -öä →Every word from Proto-Finnic -odak →