Where does “fakki” come from?

fakki (Finnish) comes from German fach, from Middle High German vach, from Old High German fah, from Proto-Germanic *fak, from Proto-Germanic faką, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

fakki (Finnish): box, compartment; narrow field, subject

Definitions

  1. box, compartment; narrow field, subject

Ancestry of “fakki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfachsecond-person singular imperative of fachen
2Middle High Germanvach-fold
3Old High Germanfahwall
4Proto-Germanic*fak—
5Proto-GermanicfakąAn enclosed or defined space; division;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “fakki”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →