Where does “hallintopäätös” come from?

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

hallintopäätös (Finnish): administrative decision

Definitions

  1. administrative decision

Ancestry of “hallintopäätös”, step by step

hallintopäätös traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päätös

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

via Finnish hallinto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhallintogovernment, management, administration
2Finnishhallitato rule, govern, reign, administer, command; to...
3Finnish-itaForms instrumental verbs from nouns; Forms some...
4Proto-Finnic-it'akForms verbs
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋeEvery word from Proto-Finnic pääEvery word from Finnish pää