Where does “päällys” come from?

päällys (Finnish) comes from Finnish us — -ing.

päällys (Finnish): top, cover, overlay

Definitions

  1. top, cover, overlay

Ancestry of “päällys”, step by step

päällys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing

via Finnish päällä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäälläon; adessive singular of pää; on top of

Words derived from “päällys

Every word from Finnish us