Where does “Paide” come from?

Paide (English) comes from Estonian Paide, from Estonian paas, from Proto-Finnic paaci — stone slab.

Paide (English): the capital of said county

Definitions

  1. the capital of said county

Ancestry of “Paide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstonianPaide—
2Estonianpaaslime; slate
3Proto-Finnicpaacistone slab
Every word from Proto-Finnic paaci →Every word from Estonian paas →Every word from Estonian Paide →