Where does “paikkakunta” come from?
paikkakunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish paikka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *paikka, from Proto-Germanic spaikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.
paikkakunta (Finnish): locality; place
Ancestry of “paikkakunta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paikka | place, location, spot, site; area, region,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *paikka | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spaikǭ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | spēy- | to stretch; thrive; succeed |
Words derived from “paikkakunta”