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
Ancestry of “pitää paikkansa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paikka | place, location, spot, site; area, region,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *paikka | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spaikǭ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | spēy- | to stretch; thrive; succeed |