Where does “sijauspatja” come from?

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

sijauspatja (Finnish): mattress protector, mattress pad, mattress topper, underpad item of removable bedding that sits on top of or encases a mattress to provide protection to the mattress

Definitions

  1. mattress protector, mattress pad, mattress topper, underpad item of removable bedding that sits on top of or encases a mattress to provide protection to the mattress

Ancestry of “sijauspatja”, step by step

sijauspatja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sijaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsijausmaking the bed
2Finnishsijatato make the bed
3Finnishsijaplace, position, room, stead, instead; ranking;...
4Proto-Finnicsijaplace, position
5Proto-Germanicstiją—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Finnish patja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpatjamattress; stratum, layer of soil, air, water;...
2Proto-Finnicpatjapillow, cushion; mattress
3Proto-Germanicbadjąbed; bedding
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēdʰ-to bend, fold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰedʰ-to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stiją →
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