Where does “mittapää” come from?

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

mittapää (Finnish): the end or part of a measuring device from which measurements are taken; probe, sensor, etc

Definitions

  1. the end or part of a measuring device from which measurements are taken; probe, sensor, etc

Ancestry of “mittapää”, step by step

mittapää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pää

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

via Finnish mitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittameasure; length, measure
2Proto-Finnicmittameasure
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →