Where does “paikannuspalvelu” come from?

paikannuspalvelu (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.

paikannuspalvelu (Finnish): location service, positioning service

Definitions

  1. location service, positioning service

Ancestry of “paikannuspalvelu”, step by step

paikannuspalvelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paikannus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaikannuslocating, finding the location
2Finnishpaikantaato locate, pinpoint; Synonym of paikallistaa;...
3Finnishpaikkaplace, location, spot, site; area, region,...
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*paikka
5Proto-Germanicspaikǭspoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

via Finnish palvelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalveluservice
2Finnishpalvellato serve; Adessive singular form of palvi
3Finnishpalvoato worship; to love ardently
4Proto-Finnicpalvodakto ask for
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy-Every word from Proto-Germanic spaikǭEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *paikka