Where does “sijoittaa” come from?

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

sijoittaa (Finnish): to set, locate, place; to backdrop; to invest

Definitions

  1. to set, locate, place; to backdrop; to invest

Ancestry of “sijoittaa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sijoittaa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic stiją
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