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
Ancestry of “atk-pääte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pääte | end, ending; final, terminal, end; terminal |
| 2 | Finnish | päättää | to decide ; to choose; to judge, infer, conclude;... |
| 3 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |