Where does “päättötyö” come from?
päättötyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish päättö, from Finnish päättää, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
päättötyö (Finnish): diploma work, degree work
Definitions
- diploma work, degree work
Ancestry of “päättötyö”, step by step
päättötyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish päättö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päättö | ending, concluding, finishing |
| 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 työ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | työ | work; job; you |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | töö | Alternative form of *tek; work, labour |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tek | you |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | te | you |