Where does “päähenkilö” come from?
päähenkilö (Finnish) comes from Finnish henkilö, from Finnish henki, from Proto-Finnic henki, from Proto-Uralic čeŋke.
päähenkilö (Finnish): protagonist, hero
Ancestry of “päähenkilö”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | henkilö | person; figure |
| 2 | Finnish | henki | breath; spirit, ghost; life |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | henki | breath; soul, life force |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | čeŋke | — |