Where does “pääomavirta” come from?

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

pääomavirta (Finnish): flow of capital

Definitions

  1. flow of capital

Ancestry of “pääomavirta”, step by step

pääomavirta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pääoma

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

via Finnish virta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirtaflow, stream; river; current
2Proto-Finnicvirtastream; flow, current
3Proto-Slavicvьrtъturn, enclosure
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →