Where does “paikkatilkku” come from?

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

paikkatilkku (Finnish): patch small piece of cloth sewed to something to repair it

Definitions

  1. patch small piece of cloth sewed to something to repair it

Ancestry of “paikkatilkku”, step by step

paikkatilkku 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 tilkku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtilkkuA piece of textile; patch, clout, swatch
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spaikǭ →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *paikka →