Where does “intiaanipäähine” come from?
intiaanipäähine (Finnish) comes from Finnish päähine, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
intiaanipäähine (Finnish): Indian headdress, Native American headdress
Definitions
- Indian headdress, Native American headdress
Ancestry of “intiaanipäähine”, step by step
intiaanipäähine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish päähine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päähine | headdress, headwear; headgear, head covering,... |
| 2 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |
via Finnish intiaani
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | intiaani | Native American, Amerindian, Indian |
| 2 | Swedish | indian | Indian, American Indian member of one of the indigenous peoples of the Americas |
| 3 | Spanish | indiano | Indian; having returned to Europe from the... |