Where does “sijaisäiti” come from?

sijaisäiti (Finnish) comes from Finnish sijainen, from Finnish sija, from Proto-Finnic sija, from Proto-Germanic stiją, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

sijaisäiti (Finnish): surrogate mother

Definitions

  1. surrogate mother

Ancestry of “sijaisäiti”, step by step

sijaisäiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sijainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsijainensubstitute; short for sijaisopettaja
2Finnishsijaplace, position, room, stead, instead; ranking;...
3Proto-Finnicsijaplace, position
4Proto-Germanicstiją—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Finnish äiti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishäitimother; the letter "Ä" in the Finnish spelling...
2Finnishäitei—
3Proto-Germanicaiþį̄mother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stiją →