Where does “sõissõ” come from?

sõissõ (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic saictak, from Proto-Uralic sańśa-, from Proto-Uralic säńśä- — to stand.

Ancestry of “sõissõ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsaictakto stand; to stop, to halt
2Proto-Uralicsańśa-to stand
3Proto-Uralicsäńśä-to stand
Every word from Proto-Uralic säńśä- →Every word from Proto-Uralic sańśa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic saictak →