Where does “paiku” come from?
paiku (Estonian) comes from Estonian paik, from Proto-Finnic paikka, from Proto-Germanic spaikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.
paiku (Estonian): partitive plural of paik; about
Definitions
- partitive plural of paik; about
Ancestry of “paiku”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | paik | place |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | paikka | place, location; patch |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spaikǭ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | spēy- | to stretch; thrive; succeed |