Where does “päätösjakso” come from?
päätösjakso (Finnish) comes from Finnish päätös, from Finnish päättää, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
päätösjakso (Finnish): final episode, finale
Ancestry of “päätösjakso”, step by step
päätösjakso 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 jakso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jakso | period; episode; passage |
| 2 | Finnish | jaksaa | to manage, to have enough strength; to manage, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | jaksadak | to manage, to be able to |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | jaksa- | — |