Where does “omapäinen” come from?

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

omapäinen (Finnish): self-willed, obstinate; opinionated, set

Definitions

  1. self-willed, obstinate; opinionated, set

Ancestry of “omapäinen”, step by step

omapäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pää

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

via Finnish oma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishomaown; friendly
2Proto-Finnicomaown

Words derived from “omapäinen”

Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →