Where does “kotoapäin” come from?
kotoapäin (Finnish) comes from Finnish päin, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
kotoapäin (Finnish): from home
Ancestry of “kotoapäin”, step by step
kotoapäin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish päin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päin | against, to, on etc; Used to indicate approximate... |
| 2 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |
via Finnish kotoa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kotoa | from home |
| 2 | Finnish | koto | home; koto |
| 3 | Japanese | 箏 | koto: a Japanese zither derived from the Chinese guzheng |