Where does “käkkäräpää” come from?
käkkäräpää (Finnish) comes from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
käkkäräpää (Finnish): curlyhead
Definitions
- curlyhead
Ancestry of “käkkäräpää”, step by step
käkkäräpää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |
via Finnish käkkärä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käkkärä | curl |