Where does “päättely” come from?
päättely (Finnish) comes from Finnish päätellä, from Finnish päättää, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
päättely (Finnish): deduction; inference
Ancestry of “päättely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | päätellä | To fasten off, tie off; To conclude, draw a... |
| 2 | Finnish | päättää | to decide ; to choose; to judge, infer, conclude;... |
| 3 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |