Where does “härkäpäisyys” come from?

härkäpäisyys (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.

härkäpäisyys (Finnish): stubbornness, pigheadedness

Definitions

  1. stubbornness, pigheadedness

Ancestry of “härkäpäisyys”, 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 táwros →Every word from Proto-Hellenic táuros →Every word from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος →