Where does “syntymäpaikka” come from?

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

syntymäpaikka (Finnish): birthplace

Definitions

  1. birthplace

Ancestry of “syntymäpaikka”, step by step

syntymäpaikka 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 syntymä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyntymäbirth
2Finnish-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; The suffix...
3Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
4Proto-Uralic-ma—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →