Where does “myssypäinen” come from?

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

myssypäinen (Finnish): wearing a knit cap, toque or cosy

Definitions

  1. wearing a knit cap, toque or cosy

Ancestry of “myssypäinen”, step by step

myssypäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pää

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

via Finnish myssy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyssycap, knit cap, toque; cosy
2Swedishmyssa—
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →
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