Where does “nuijapää” come from?
nuijapää (Finnish) comes from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
nuijapää (Finnish): tadpole
Ancestry of “nuijapää”, 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 |