Where does “päätepysäkki” come from?
päätepysäkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish pääte, from Finnish päättää, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
päätepysäkki (Finnish): final stop
Ancestry of “päätepysäkki”, step by step
päätepysäkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pääte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pääte | end, ending; final, terminal, end; terminal |
| 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 pysäkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pysäkki | stop |
| 2 | Finnish | pysähtää | to stop by, to stop briefly; to stop |
| 3 | Finnish | -ähtää | Front vowel variant of -ahtaa |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ahtadak | Forms momentane verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ašta- | — |
Words derived from “päätepysäkki”