Where does “huimapää” come from?

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

Ancestry of “huimapää”, step by step

huimapää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pää

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

via Finnish huima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuimareckless, wild
2Old Norsehvimato be confused
3Proto-Germanicswīmanąto sway, swoon
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →