Where does “päänsisäinen” come from?

päänsisäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sisäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

päänsisäinen (Finnish): mental, inner

Definitions

  1. mental, inner

Ancestry of “päänsisäinen”, step by step

päänsisäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sisäinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsisäineninternal
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähead; end, tip
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →