Where does “metsäkaatopaikka” come from?
metsäkaatopaikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaatopaikka, from Finnish paikka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *paikka, from Proto-Germanic spaikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.
metsäkaatopaikka (Finnish): (illegal) dumpsite in the forest
Definitions
- (illegal) dumpsite in the forest
Ancestry of “metsäkaatopaikka”, step by step
metsäkaatopaikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kaatopaikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaatopaikka | landfill; dump |
| 2 | Finnish | paikka | place, location, spot, site; area, region,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *paikka | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spaikǭ | spoke |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | spēy- | to stretch; thrive; succeed |