Where does “alaspäinen” come from?

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

alaspäinen (Finnish): going downwards, descending

Definitions

  1. going downwards, descending

Ancestry of “alaspäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalaspäindownwards
2Finnishpäinagainst, to, on etc; Used to indicate approximate...
3Finnishpäähead; end, tip
4Proto-Finnicpäähead
5Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →