Where does “pääomaköyhä” come from?
pääomaköyhä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pääoma, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
pääomaköyhä (Finnish): lacking capital
Ancestry of “pääomaköyhä”, step by step
pääomaköyhä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pääoma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pääoma | capital |
| 2 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |
via Finnish köyhä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | köyhä | poor with few or no possessions or money |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | keühä | poor |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skeuhaz | frightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skewkós | — |