Where does “päätös” come from?

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

päätös (Finnish): decision; resolution; ending

Definitions

  1. decision; resolution; ending

Ancestry of “päätös”, step by step

päätös traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päättää

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

via Swedish patos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpatos
2Ancient Greekπάθοςpain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,...
3Ancient Greekπάσχωto undergo, experience; have someone do something...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Finnish os

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishos

Words derived from “päätös

Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋeEvery word from Proto-Finnic pääEvery word from Finnish pää