Where does “ostopäätös” come from?
ostopäätös (Finnish) comes from Finnish päätös, from Finnish päättää, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
ostopäätös (Finnish): purchase decision, purchasing decision
Definitions
- purchase decision, purchasing decision
Ancestry of “ostopäätös”, step by step
ostopäätös traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish päätös
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päätös | decision; resolution; ending |
| 2 | Finnish | päättää | to end, conclude, terminate, finish, bring to a close |
| 3 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |
via Finnish osto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | osto | purchase |
| 2 | Finnish | ostaa | To buy, purchase |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ostadak | to buy |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |