Where does “härkäpäisesti” come from?

härkäpäisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish härkäpäinen, from Finnish Härkä, from Latin Taurus, from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος, from Proto-Hellenic táuros, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

härkäpäisesti (Finnish): stubbornly, pigheadedly

Definitions

  1. stubbornly, pigheadedly

Ancestry of “härkäpäisesti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhärkäpäinenbullheaded, stubborn, pigheaded
2FinnishHärkäTaurus a constellation
3LatinTaurusTaurus, one of the constellations of the Zodiac
4Ancient GreekΤαῦροςone of the Tauri
5Proto-Hellenictáurosbull
6Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwrosEvery word from Proto-Hellenic táurosEvery word from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος