Where does “loppukilpailupaikka” come from?
loppukilpailupaikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish paikka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *paikka, from Proto-Germanic spaikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.
loppukilpailupaikka (Finnish): spot in the finals
Definitions
- spot in the finals
Ancestry of “loppukilpailupaikka”, step by step
loppukilpailupaikka 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 loppukilpailu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | loppukilpailu | final |
| 2 | Finnish | kilpailu | contest, competition, race; competition; rivalry |
| 3 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |