Where does “kahlauspaikka” come from?

kahlauspaikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish paikka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *paikka, from Proto-Germanic spaikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

kahlauspaikka (Finnish): ford, drift

Definitions

  1. ford, drift

Ancestry of “kahlauspaikka”, step by step

kahlauspaikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaikkaplace, location, spot, site; area, region,...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*paikka—
3Proto-Germanicspaikǭspoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

via Finnish kahlaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkahlauswading
2Finnish-usForms nouns from verbs, describing an action or...
3Proto-Finnic-usForms some nouns from nominal stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spaikǭ →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *paikka →