Where does “pealagi” come from?

pealagi (Estonian) comes from Estonian pea, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.

pealagi (Estonian): crown

Definitions

  1. crown

Ancestry of “pealagi”, step by step

pealagi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian pea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpeahead; almost; soon, immediately, quickly
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Estonian lagi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlagiceiling
2Proto-Finniclakiceiling
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Estonian pea →
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