Where does “hurjapäinen” come from?

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

hurjapäinen (Finnish): reckless, hotheaded, swashbuckling

Definitions

  1. reckless, hotheaded, swashbuckling

Ancestry of “hurjapäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhurjapäädaredevil, hothead
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

Words derived from “hurjapäinen”

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