Where does “pääaine” come from?

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

pääaine (Finnish): major

Definitions

  1. major

Ancestry of “pääaine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpää-main, head, prime, primary, principal, leading
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

Words derived from “pääaine”

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