Where does “pitää paikkansa” come from?

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

pitää paikkansa (Finnish): to hold true, be true

Definitions

  1. to hold true, be true

Ancestry of “pitää paikkansa”, step by step

pitää paikkansa 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 pitää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
2Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spaikǭ →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *paikka →