Where does “paikku” come from?

paikku (Livvi) comes from Proto-Finnic paikka, from Proto-Germanic spaikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

paikku (Livvi): place, location

Definitions

  1. place, location

Ancestry of “paikku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpaikkaplace, location; patch
2Proto-Germanicspaikǭspoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spaikǭ →Every word from Proto-Finnic paikka →