Where does “levähdyspaikka” come from?

levähdyspaikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish levähdys, from Finnish levähtää, from Finnish levitä, from Finnish -itä, from Proto-Finnic -it'ak — Forms verbs.

levähdyspaikka (Finnish): resting place, rest stop, rest area, layby

Definitions

  1. resting place, rest stop, rest area, layby

Ancestry of “levähdyspaikka”, step by step

levähdyspaikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish levähdys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlevähdysA short respite, a breathing spell; A breakdown
2Finnishlevähtääto rest for a while; to spread; to break down
3Finnishlevitäto spread; to sprawl; to break down
4Finnish-itäFront vowel variant of -ita
5Proto-Finnic-it'akForms verbs

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-Finnic -it'akEvery word from Finnish -itäEvery word from Finnish levitä