Where does “vuoropaikoitus” come from?
vuoropaikoitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish paikoitus, from Finnish paikoittaa, from Finnish paikka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *paikka, from Proto-Germanic spaikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.
Ancestry of “vuoropaikoitus”, step by step
vuoropaikoitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish paikoitus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paikoitus | parking |
| 2 | Finnish | paikoittaa | to park; Third-person singular indicative present... |
| 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 |