Where does “päänmitta” come from?

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

päänmitta (Finnish): head-length a mostly ad hoc measurement unit equivalent to the length of a head

Definitions

  1. head-length a mostly ad hoc measurement unit equivalent to the length of a head

Ancestry of “päänmitta”, step by step

päänmitta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähead; end, tip
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish mitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittameasure; length, measure
2Proto-Finnicmittameasure
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →
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