Where does “päätäntö” come from?

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

päätäntö (Finnish): conclusion final part of a text, especially an essay

Definitions

  1. conclusion final part of a text, especially an essay

Ancestry of “päätäntö”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäättääto end, conclude, terminate, finish, bring to a close
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

Words derived from “päätäntö”

Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →