Where does “otasukapää” come from?

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

otasukapää (Finnish): crested dog's-tail

Definitions

  1. crested dog's-tail

Ancestry of “otasukapää”, step by step

otasukapää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sukapää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukapäädog's-tail grass plant in the genus
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-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 →