Where does “jakopää” come from?

jakopää (Finnish) comes from Finnish jako, from Proto-Finnic jako, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

jakopää (Finnish): timing gear

Definitions

  1. timing gear

Ancestry of “jakopää”, step by step

jakopää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jako

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjakodivision, distribution, sharing, dealing; share,...
2Proto-Finnicjakoshare, part
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähead; end, tip
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic jako →