Where does “alkuunpääsy” come from?
alkuunpääsy (Finnish) comes from Finnish pääsy, from Finnish päästä, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
alkuunpääsy (Finnish): getting started, starting up
Definitions
- getting started, starting up
Ancestry of “alkuunpääsy”, step by step
alkuunpääsy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pääsy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pääsy | access, clearance; admission |
| 2 | Finnish | päästä | to get to, reach, arrive at/in; to get to go, be... |
| 3 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |
via Finnish alku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alku | start, beginning, inception, incipience; first,... |
| 2 | Finnish | alkaa | to begin, start, initiate, set in, be initiated, originate, be originated, take its origin |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | alkadak | to begin, to start |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | alka- | beginning |