Where does “päättelykyky” come from?
päättelykyky (Finnish) comes from Finnish päättely, from Finnish päätellä, from Finnish päättää, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
päättelykyky (Finnish): (ability of) reasoning, (ability of) deduction
Definitions
- (ability of) reasoning, (ability of) deduction
Ancestry of “päättelykyky”, step by step
päättelykyky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish päättely
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päättely | deduction; inference |
| 2 | Finnish | päätellä | To fasten off, tie off; To conclude, draw a... |
| 3 | Finnish | päättää | to end, conclude, terminate, finish, bring to a close |
| 4 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |
via Finnish kyky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kyky | ability, capacity, capability; a capable person,... |
| 2 | Finnish | kyetä | To be able to, be capable of, can, be competent... |
| 3 | Finnish | -etä | Front vowel variant of -eta |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -t'ak | Forms verbs from nominal stems, generally with a causative, factitive or instrumental meaning |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |