Where does “märkäpää” come from?
märkäpää (Finnish) comes from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
märkäpää (Finnish): The wet end of a paper machine, i.e. the end from...
Definitions
- The wet end of a paper machine, i.e. the end from...
Ancestry of “märkäpää”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |