Where does “sijaisopettaja” come from?

sijaisopettaja (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.

sijaisopettaja (Finnish): supply teacher UK, parts of Canada, substitute teacher North America, Ireland, relief teacher Australia, NZ teacher who fills a temporary position in a school on a short-term basis

Definitions

  1. supply teacher UK, parts of Canada, substitute teacher North America, Ireland, relief teacher Australia, NZ teacher who fills a temporary position in a school on a short-term basis

Ancestry of “sijaisopettaja”, step by step

sijaisopettaja 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 opettaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishopettajateacher
2Finnishopettaato teach, instruct
3Finnish-ttaaForms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs...
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stiją →