Where does “paikannusjärjestelmä” come from?
paikannusjärjestelmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish paikannus, from Finnish paikantaa, from Finnish paikka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *paikka, from Proto-Germanic spaikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.
paikannusjärjestelmä (Finnish): positioning system
Definitions
- positioning system
Ancestry of “paikannusjärjestelmä”, step by step
paikannusjärjestelmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish paikannus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paikannus | locating, finding the location |
| 2 | Finnish | paikantaa | to locate, pinpoint; Synonym of paikallistaa;... |
| 3 | Finnish | paikka | place, location, spot, site; area, region,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *paikka | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spaikǭ | spoke |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spēy- | to stretch; thrive; succeed |
via Finnish järjestelmä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | järjestelmä | system |
| 2 | Finnish | järjestää | to arrange; to organize |
| 3 | Finnish | järki | reason; sense |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | järki | row; order, condition |