Where does “makuupaikka” come from?

makuupaikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish makuu, from Finnish -uu, from Finnish -au, from Finnish -ao, from Proto-Finnic -ado, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

makuupaikka (Finnish): A berth fixed bunk for sleeping in caravans, trains, etc

Definitions

  1. A berth fixed bunk for sleeping in caravans, trains, etc

Ancestry of “makuupaikka”, step by step

makuupaikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish makuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmakuulying; sleeping
2Finnish-uuForms nouns from verbs
3Finnish-au
4Finnish-ao
5Proto-Finnic-ado
6Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
7Proto-Uralic-w

via Finnish paikka

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

Words derived from “makuupaikka

Every word from Proto-Uralic -wEvery word from Proto-Finnic -oEvery word from Finnish -uu