Where does “tulenjohtopaikka” come from?
tulenjohtopaikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish paikka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *paikka, from Proto-Germanic spaikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.
tulenjohtopaikka (Finnish): artillery fire control post, artillery observation post
Definitions
- artillery fire control post, artillery observation post
Ancestry of “tulenjohtopaikka”, step by step
tulenjohtopaikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish paikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paikka | place, location, spot, site; area, region,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *paikka | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spaikǭ | spoke |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | spēy- | to stretch; thrive; succeed |
via Finnish tulenjohto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tulenjohto | (artillery) fire control, artillery observation directing indirect fire, particularly artillery fire, at a specific target |
| 2 | Finnish | tuli | fire; campfire; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *tuli | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | tule | fire |