Where does “pealkiri” come from?

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

pealkiri (Estonian): title of a written work

Definitions

  1. title of a written work

Ancestry of “pealkiri”, step by step

pealkiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian peal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpealadessive singular of pea; on, on top of
2Estonianpeahead; almost; soon, immediately, quickly
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Estonian kiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankiriwriting; letter; font, script
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Estonian pea →