Where does “päiväkotipaikka” come from?

päiväkotipaikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish päiväkoti, from Swedish daghem, from Swedish hem, from Swedish tenta, from Swedish tentamen, from Latin tentamen, from Latin -men, from Proto-Italic *-mn̥.

päiväkotipaikka (Finnish): daycare place

Definitions

  1. daycare place

Ancestry of “päiväkotipaikka”, step by step

päiväkotipaikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päiväkoti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäiväkotiday care center; kindergarten
2Swedishdaghema day care center
3Swedishhemhome; to one's home; a home; one's dwelling...
4Swedishtentaexam, examination; to take an exam
5Swedishtentamenan examination
6Latintentamenan attempt; a literary attempt: an essay
7Latin-menforms neuter nouns of the third declension
8Proto-Italic*-mn̥

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-Italic *-mn̥Every word from Latin -menEvery word from Latin tentamen
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