Where does “sijaishallitsija” come from?

sijaishallitsija (Finnish) comes from Finnish hallitsija, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

sijaishallitsija (Finnish): regent

Definitions

  1. regent

Ancestry of “sijaishallitsija”, step by step

sijaishallitsija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hallitsija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhallitsijaruler
2Finnishjäice
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe—
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →
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