Where does “pää-” come from?

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

pää- (Finnish): main, head, prime, primary, principal, leading

Definitions

  1. main, head, prime, primary, principal, leading

Ancestry of “pää-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pää-”

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