Where does “altapäin” come from?

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

altapäin (Finnish): from below from the direction below something

Definitions

  1. from below from the direction below something

Ancestry of “altapäin”, step by step

altapäin traces back through two 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 alta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaltafrom under, from underneath, from beneath
2Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →