Where does “paikkatieto” come from?

paikkatieto (Finnish) comes from Finnish tieto, from Proto-Finnic teeto, from Proto-Finnic teetädäk, from Proto-Finnic tee, from Proto-Uralic teje — way, road, path.

paikkatieto (Finnish): geospatial data, location data, spatial data

Definitions

  1. geospatial data, location data, spatial data

Ancestry of “paikkatieto”, step by step

paikkatieto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tieto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtietoknowledge; data; information
2Proto-Finnicteetoknowledge; information
3Proto-Finnicteetädäkto know
4Proto-Finnicteeway, road
5Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

via Finnish paikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaikkaplace, location, spot, site; area, region,...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*paikka—
3Proto-Germanicspaikǭspoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

Words derived from “paikkatieto”

Every word from Proto-Uralic teje →Every word from Proto-Finnic tee →Every word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk →
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