Where does “alaspäin” come from?

alaspäin (Finnish) comes from Finnish päin, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.

alaspäin (Finnish): downwards

Definitions

  1. downwards

Ancestry of “alaspäin”, step by step

alaspäin traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäinagainst, to, on etc; Used to indicate approximate...
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish alas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalasdown; downward; down with
2Proto-Finnicalasdown, downward
3Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Ingrian alas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianalas—

Words derived from “alaspäin”

Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →