Where does “päättää” come from?
päättää (Finnish) comes from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
päättää (Finnish): to decide ; to choose; to judge, infer, conclude;...
Definitions
- to decide ; to choose; to judge, infer, conclude;...
Ancestry of “päättää”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |
Words derived from “päättää”