Where does “paikkaaja” come from?

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

paikkaaja (Finnish): mender, patcher one who mends, patches, repairs

Definitions

  1. mender, patcher one who mends, patches, repairs

Ancestry of “paikkaaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpaikataTo patch, mend, sew; To fix, repair; To put in a...
2Finnishpaikkaplace, location, spot, site; area, region,...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*paikka—
4Proto-Germanicspaikǭspoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

Words derived from “paikkaaja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spaikǭ →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *paikka →
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