Where does “päällesi” come from?

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

päällesi (Finnish): Allative singular form of pääsi; second-person...

Definitions

  1. Allative singular form of pääsi; second-person...

Ancestry of “päällesi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähead; end, tip
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →
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