Where does “alaspäinmeno” come from?

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

alaspäinmeno (Finnish): going downwards

Definitions

  1. going downwards

Ancestry of “alaspäinmeno”, step by step

alaspäinmeno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alaspäin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalaspäindownwards
2Finnishpäinagainst, to, on etc; Used to indicate approximate...
3Finnishpäähead; end, tip
4Proto-Finnicpäähead
5Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish meno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmenogoing; course, ride; expense, expenditure
2Proto-Finnicmenogoing
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →