This is the 529th most frequent Finnish word.
paikkansa
"Paikkansa" means "its place" or "one's place" in English.
Here, 'paikkansa' refers to an assigned or inherent position or role something has.
Jokaisella asialla on paikkansa tässä maailmassa.
Everything has its place in this world.
In this context, 'paikkansa' stands for 'validity or truth of a statement' as part of the phrase 'paikkansa pitäviksi' (to hold true).
Hänen sanansa osoittautuivat paikkansa pitäviksi.
His words turned out to be valid.
Here, 'paikkansa' is used to denote the previous location or role the items had.