Where does “otapäinen” come from?

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

otapäinen (Finnish): aristate, cuspidate

Definitions

  1. aristate, cuspidate

Ancestry of “otapäinen”, step by step

otapäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pää

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

via Finnish ota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishotaburr, thorn; sting; Indicative present...
2Proto-Finnicotaspear
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →