Where does “paikka” come from?

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

paikka (Finnish): place, location, spot, site; area, region,...

Definitions

  1. place, location, spot, site; area, region,...

Ancestry of “paikka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finno-Ugric*paikka
2Proto-Germanicspaikǭspoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

Words derived from “paikka

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy-