Where does “päättää” come from?

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

päättää (Finnish): to end, conclude, terminate, finish, bring to a close

Definitions

  1. to end, conclude, terminate, finish, bring to a close

Ancestry of “päättää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähead; end, tip
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

Words derived from “päättää”

Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →