Where does “pääovi” come from?

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

pääovi (Finnish): front door, main entrance

Definitions

  1. front door, main entrance

Ancestry of “pääovi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpää-main, head, prime, primary, principal, leading
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
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