Where does “pääteaivot” come from?

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

pääteaivot (Finnish): endbrain, telencephalon

Definitions

  1. endbrain, telencephalon

Ancestry of “pääteaivot”, step by step

pääteaivot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pääte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpääteend, ending; final, terminal, end; terminal
2Finnishpäättääto end, conclude, terminate, finish, bring to a close
3Finnishpäähead; end, tip
4Proto-Finnicpäähead
5Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish aivot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaivotbrain
2Proto-Finnicaivobrain
3Proto-Uralicajŋebrain
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →
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