Where does “johtopääte” come from?
johtopääte (Finnish) comes from Finnish pääte, from Finnish päättää, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
johtopääte (Finnish): derivational suffix
Ancestry of “johtopääte”, step by step
johtopääte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pääte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pääte | end, ending; final, terminal, end; terminal |
| 2 | Finnish | päättää | to end, conclude, terminate, finish, bring to a close |
| 3 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |
via Finnish johto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | johto | cord, line, conductor; administration,... |
| 2 | Finnish | johtaa | to lead, take, show someone the way to; to guide,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | johtadak | to lead, to guide |