Where does “paikkoheitto” come from?
paikkoheitto (Finnish) comes from Finnish paikko, from Finnish paikata, from Finnish paikka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *paikka, from Proto-Germanic spaikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.
paikkoheitto (Finnish): attempt to score a spare
Definitions
- attempt to score a spare
Ancestry of “paikkoheitto”, step by step
paikkoheitto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish paikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paikko | spare |
| 2 | Finnish | paikata | To patch, mend, sew; To fix, repair; To put in a... |
| 3 | Finnish | paikka | place, location, spot, site; area, region,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *paikka | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spaikǭ | spoke |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spēy- | to stretch; thrive; succeed |
via Finnish heitto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | heitto | throw, cast, shy; toss; shot |
| 2 | Finnish | heittää | to throw, cast, hurl, toss |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | heittädäk | to throw |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | šej- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sēja-/sēje | — |