Where does “elopaikka” come from?

elopaikka (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian elo, from Proto-Finnic elo, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

elopaikka (Ingrian): place of residence

Definitions

  1. place of residence

Ancestry of “elopaikka”, step by step

elopaikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian elo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianelolife
2Proto-Finnicelolife
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—

via Ingrian paikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpaikkaplace
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*paikka—
3Proto-Germanicspaikǭspoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →