Where does “pääteasema” come from?

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

pääteasema (Finnish): terminal

Definitions

  1. terminal

Ancestry of “pääteasema”, step by step

pääteasema 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 asema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasemastate, position, situation; status; station
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →