Where does “paikannimistö” come from?

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

paikannimistö (Finnish): toponymy place names within a region

Definitions

  1. toponymy place names within a region

Ancestry of “paikannimistö”, step by step

paikannimistö 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 nimistö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnimistönomenclature
2Finnishniminame
3Finnish-iäiset—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spaikǭ →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *paikka →
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