Where does “rakennuspalikka” come from?

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

rakennuspalikka (Finnish): building block

Definitions

  1. building block

Ancestry of “rakennuspalikka”, step by step

rakennuspalikka 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 palikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalikkabrick; block; dongle used for copy protection
2Russianпа́лкаstick
3Proto-Slavicpalъkacane, stick
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric rakkɜ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic rakentadak →Every word from Finnish rakentaa →