Where does “ikkunapaikka” come from?

ikkunapaikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish ikkuna, from Finnish akkuna, from Proto-Finnic *akkuna, from Old East Slavic окъно, from Proto-Slavic okъnò — window.

ikkunapaikka (Finnish): window seat

Definitions

  1. window seat

Ancestry of “ikkunapaikka”, step by step

ikkunapaikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ikkuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishikkunawindow; sash
2FinnishakkunaAlternative form of ikkuna
3Proto-Finnic*akkunawindow
4Old East Slavicокъноwindow
5Proto-Slavicokъnòwindow

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-Slavic okъnòEvery word from Old East Slavic окъноEvery word from Proto-Finnic *akkuna
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