Where does “litteäpääkissa” come from?

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

litteäpääkissa (Finnish): flat-headed cat, Prionailurus planiceps

Definitions

  1. flat-headed cat, Prionailurus planiceps

Ancestry of “litteäpääkissa”, step by step

litteäpääkissa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pää

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

via Finnish kissa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkissacat; cat, chick, fox
2Swedishkissecat, kitty
3Swedishkisspee, wee, tinkle, urine

via Finnish litteä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlitteäflat
2Finnish-eäFront vowel variant of -ea
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →