Where does “ominpäin” come from?

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

ominpäin (Finnish): on one's own, by oneself acting independently

Definitions

  1. on one's own, by oneself acting independently

Ancestry of “ominpäin”, step by step

ominpäin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäinagainst, to, on etc; Used to indicate approximate...
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish oma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishomaown; friendly
2Proto-Finnicomaown
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →