Where does “pääomatappio” come from?

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

pääomatappio (Finnish): capital loss decrease in the value of a capital asset

Definitions

  1. capital loss decrease in the value of a capital asset

Ancestry of “pääomatappio”, step by step

pääomatappio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pääoma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpääomacapital
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish tappio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtappiodefeat; operating loss; loss, casualty
2Swedishtäppato block or obstruct a passage, "e.g." a leak
3Old Norsetapato lose
4Proto-Germanictappōnąto tap
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →