Where does “päättötodistus” come from?

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

päättötodistus (Finnish): diploma, leaving certificate document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a qualification or has successfully completed a particular course of study

Definitions

  1. diploma, leaving certificate document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a qualification or has successfully completed a particular course of study

Ancestry of “päättötodistus”, step by step

päättötodistus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päättö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäättöending, concluding, finishing
2Finnishpäättääto end, conclude, terminate, finish, bring to a close
3Finnishpäähead; end, tip
4Proto-Finnicpäähead
5Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish todistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtodistuscertificate; diploma, report card, certificate;...
2FinnishtodistaaTo prove, demonstrate, substantiate; To witness,...
3Finnishtositruth, reality, real thing; real-life; true
4Proto-Finnictocitruth
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →