Where does “urapaikkaus” come from?
urapaikkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish paikkaus, from Finnish paikata, from Finnish paikka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *paikka, from Proto-Germanic spaikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.
urapaikkaus (Finnish): road rut repair
Definitions
- road rut repair
Ancestry of “urapaikkaus”, step by step
urapaikkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish paikkaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paikkaus | patching, mending, fixing, filling |
| 2 | Finnish | paikata | To patch, mend, sew; To fix, repair; To put in a... |
| 3 | Finnish | paikka | place, location, spot, site; area, region,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *paikka | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spaikǭ | spoke |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spēy- | to stretch; thrive; succeed |