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Where does “paikko” come from?

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

paikko (Finnish): spare

Definitions

  1. spare

Ancestry of “paikko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpaikataTo patch, mend, sew; To fix, repair; To put in a...
2Finnishpaikkaplace, location, spot, site; area, region,...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*paikka—
4Proto-Germanicspaikǭ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
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