Where does “apupäätös” come from?

apupäätös (Finnish) comes from Finnish päätös, from Finnish päättää, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.

apupäätös (Finnish): aid decision

Definitions

  1. aid decision

Ancestry of “apupäätös”, step by step

apupäätös traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päätös

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäätösdecision; resolution; ending
2Finnishpäättääto end, conclude, terminate, finish, bring to a close
3Finnishpäähead; end, tip
4Proto-Finnicpäähead
5Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish apu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapuhelp; assistance; helping hand
2Proto-FinnicapuAlternative form of *api
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →
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