Where does “paikka” come from?

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

paikka (Proto-Finnic): place, location; patch

Definitions

  1. place, location; patch

Ancestry of “paikka”, step by step

paikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic spaikǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicspaikǭspoke
2Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

via Proto-Germanic spaikō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicspaikōspoke

Words derived from “paikka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spaikǭ →
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