Where does “irtipääsy” come from?
irtipääsy (Finnish) comes from Finnish pääsy, from Finnish päästä, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
irtipääsy (Finnish): getting loose, slipping (off)
Definitions
- getting loose, slipping (off)
Ancestry of “irtipääsy”, step by step
irtipääsy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pääsy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pääsy | access, clearance; admission |
| 2 | Finnish | päästä | to get to, reach, arrive at/in; to get to go, be... |
| 3 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |
via Finnish irti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | irti | Loose in the sense of not being fixed or stuck,... |
| 2 | Finnish | irto- | detachable, removable, separate, loose |
| 3 | Finnish | irta | — |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | irta | loose, separate, detached |