Where does “pääomatase” come from?

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

pääomatase (Finnish): capital account account that records all transactions between domestic and foreign residents that involve a change of ownership of an asset

Definitions

  1. capital account account that records all transactions between domestic and foreign residents that involve a change of ownership of an asset

Ancestry of “pääomatase”, step by step

pääomatase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pääoma

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

via Finnish tase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtasebalance sheet
2Finnishtasaof equal height; of the same level
3Proto-Finnictasaeven
4Proto-Uralictaśaeven
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →