Where does “halkipäinen” come from?

halkipäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.

halkipäinen (Finnish): forked

Definitions

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Ancestry of “halkipäinen”, step by step

halkipäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähead; end, tip
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish halki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhalkithrough; across; broken
2Finnish-iA nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used...
3Proto-Uralic-joblique plural
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →