Where does “apajapaikka” come from?

apajapaikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish apaja, from Proto-Finnic apaja, from Proto-Germanic abjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

apajapaikka (Finnish): fishing ground

Definitions

  1. fishing ground

Ancestry of “apajapaikka”, step by step

apajapaikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish apaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishapajaA fishing water; often used in plural
2Proto-Finnicapajasmall bay; fishing ground
3Proto-Germanicabjǭebb
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

via Finnish paikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaikkaplace, location, spot, site; area, region,...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*paikka—
3Proto-Germanicspaikǭspoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Proto-Germanic abjǭ →Every word from Proto-Finnic apaja →