Where does “mestauspaikka” come from?

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

mestauspaikka (Finnish): decapitation site site where people are or were decapitated

Definitions

  1. decapitation site site where people are or were decapitated

Ancestry of “mestauspaikka”, step by step

mestauspaikka 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 mestaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmestausdecapitation, beheading
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 →