Where does “hurjapäisyys” come from?

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

hurjapäisyys (Finnish): recklessness, hotheadedness

Definitions

  1. recklessness, hotheadedness

Ancestry of “hurjapäisyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhurjapäinenreckless, hotheaded, swashbuckling
2Finnishhurjapäädaredevil, hothead
3Finnishpäähead; end, tip
4Proto-Finnicpäähead
5Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →