Where does “sija” come from?
sija (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic sija, from Proto-Germanic stiją, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
sija (Finnish): place, position, room, stead, instead; ranking;...
Definitions
- place, position, room, stead, instead; ranking;...
Ancestry of “sija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | sija | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stiją | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | steyh₂- | to stiffen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
Words derived from “sija”