Where does “harjoittelupaikka” come from?
harjoittelupaikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish paikka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *paikka, from Proto-Germanic spaikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.
harjoittelupaikka (Finnish): apprenticeship, traineeship spot for a trainee or apprentice
Definitions
- apprenticeship, traineeship spot for a trainee or apprentice
Ancestry of “harjoittelupaikka”, step by step
harjoittelupaikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish paikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paikka | place, location, spot, site; area, region,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *paikka | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spaikǭ | spoke |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | spēy- | to stretch; thrive; succeed |
via Finnish harjoittelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harjoittelu | exercise |
| 2 | Finnish | harjoitella | To practice, exercise, train, drill, rehearse |
| 3 | Finnish | harjoittaa | to practice |
| 4 | Finnish | -oittaa | Variant of -ttaa used for many stems that end in... |