Where does “paikkajako” come from?

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

paikkajako (Finnish): distribution of seats

Definitions

  1. distribution of seats

Ancestry of “paikkajako”, step by step

paikkajako 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 jako

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjakodivision, distribution, sharing, dealing; share,...
2Proto-Finnicjakoshare, part
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spaikǭ →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *paikka →