Where does “rakennuspaikka” come from?

rakennuspaikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish rakennus, from Finnish rakentaa, from Proto-Finnic rakentadak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric rakkɜ- — to make, prepare, build.

rakennuspaikka (Finnish): building site

Definitions

  1. building site

Ancestry of “rakennuspaikka”, step by step

rakennuspaikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rakennus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakennusbuilding; building, construction
2Finnishrakentaato build, construct
3Proto-Finnicrakentadak—
4Proto-Finno-Ugricrakkɜ-to make, prepare, build

via Finnish paikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaikkaplace, location, spot, site; area, region,...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*paikka—
3Proto-Germanicspaikǭspoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric rakkɜ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic rakentadak →Every word from Finnish rakentaa →