Where does “kasapäin” come from?

kasapäin (Finnish) comes from Finnish kasa, from Proto-Finnic kasa, from Proto-Germanic kasô, from Proto-Germanic kas- — to throw; bring up; toss.

kasapäin (Finnish): heapmeal, in abundance, tons of

Definitions

  1. heapmeal, in abundance, tons of

Ancestry of “kasapäin”, step by step

kasapäin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasaheap; pile; stack
2Proto-Finnickasapile
3Proto-Germanickasô
4Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss

via Finnish pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähead; end, tip
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Germanic kas-