Where does “atk-pääte” come from?

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

atk-pääte (Finnish): computer terminal

Definitions

  1. computer terminal

Ancestry of “atk-pääte”, step by step

atk-pääte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pääte

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

via Finnish atk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishatkinformation technology, IT
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →