Where does “kiihkopäinen” come from?

kiihkopäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.

kiihkopäinen (Finnish): fanatic, fervent

Definitions

  1. fanatic, fervent

Ancestry of “kiihkopäinen”, step by step

kiihkopäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähead; end, tip
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish kiihko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiihkofrenzy; zeal
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →