Where does “sijaissynnytys” come from?

sijaissynnytys (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.

sijaissynnytys (Finnish): surrogate motherhood, surrogacy

Definitions

  1. surrogate motherhood, surrogacy

Ancestry of “sijaissynnytys”, step by step

sijaissynnytys 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 synnytys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsynnytysThe act of giving birth; childbirth, parturition
2FinnishsynnyttääTo deliver, bear, give birth to; to drop, calve,...
3Proto-Finnicsündüttädäkto give birth
4Proto-Finnicsüntüdäkto be born
5Proto-Uralic*sentew-to be born
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic stiją