Where does “hurjapää” come from?

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

hurjapää (Finnish): daredevil, hothead

Definitions

  1. daredevil, hothead

Ancestry of “hurjapää”, step by step

hurjapää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pää

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

via Finnish hurja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhurjafierce; fantastic, terrific

Words derived from “hurjapää”

Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →