Where does “paikkaustiedosto” come from?

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

paikkaustiedosto (Finnish): patch file input to a patch program

Definitions

  1. patch file input to a patch program

Ancestry of “paikkaustiedosto”, step by step

paikkaustiedosto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tiedosto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiedostofile
2Finnishtietoknowledge; data; information
3Proto-Finnicteetoknowledge; information
4Proto-Finnicteetädäkto know
5Proto-Finnicteeway, road
6Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path

via Finnish paikkaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaikkauspatching, mending, fixing, filling
2FinnishpaikataTo patch, mend, sew; To fix, repair; To put in a...
3Finnishpaikkaplace, location, spot, site; area, region,...
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*paikka
5Proto-Germanicspaikǭspoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Uralic tejeEvery word from Proto-Finnic teeEvery word from Proto-Finnic teetädäk