Where does “pizzapaikka” come from?

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

pizzapaikka (Finnish): pizza place

Definitions

  1. pizza place

Ancestry of “pizzapaikka”, step by step

pizzapaikka 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 pizza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpizzapizza
2Neapolitanpizzapizza
3Byzantine Greekπίταcake, pie; pie; Alternative form of πίττα , Attic...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spaikǭ →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *paikka →