Where does “päätöserä” come from?
päätöserä (Finnish) comes from Finnish päätös, from Finnish päättää, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
päätöserä (Finnish): final period, final round etc
Definitions
- final period, final round etc
Ancestry of “päätöserä”, step by step
päätöserä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish päätös
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päätös | decision; resolution; ending |
| 2 | Finnish | päättää | to end, conclude, terminate, finish, bring to a close |
| 3 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |
via Finnish erä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | erä | batch; lot; Short for maksuerä |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | erä | apart, separate |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | erä | apart |