Where does “kalliinpaikanlisä” come from?
kalliinpaikanlisä (Finnish) comes from Finnish paikka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *paikka, from Proto-Germanic spaikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.
kalliinpaikanlisä (Finnish): locality pay (supplement), location pay (supplement); additional pay paid to public-sector workers or civil servants based on the costs of living of the location they are stationed at
Definitions
- locality pay (supplement), location pay (supplement); additional pay paid to public-sector workers or civil servants based on the costs of living of the location they are stationed at
Ancestry of “kalliinpaikanlisä”, step by step
kalliinpaikanlisä traces back through 3 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 |