Where does “päälaulaja” come from?

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

päälaulaja (Finnish): lead singer leading vocalist in a musical group

Definitions

  1. lead singer leading vocalist in a musical group

Ancestry of “päälaulaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpää-main, head, prime, primary, principal, leading
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →