Where does “Tähkäpää” come from?
Tähkäpää (Finnish) comes from Finnish tähkäpää, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
Ancestry of “Tähkäpää”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | tähkäpää | head or ear of cereal that is bearing grain |
| 2 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |