Where does “päättelysääntö” come from?

päättelysääntö (Finnish) comes from Finnish päättely, from Finnish päätellä, from Finnish päättää, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.

päättelysääntö (Finnish): rule of inference

Definitions

  1. rule of inference

Ancestry of “päättelysääntö”, step by step

päättelysääntö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päättely

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäättelydeduction; inference
2FinnishpäätelläTo fasten off, tie off; To conclude, draw a...
3Finnishpäättääto end, conclude, terminate, finish, bring to a close
4Finnishpäähead; end, tip
5Proto-Finnicpäähead
6Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish sääntö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsääntörule; regulation; laws, rules, bylaws, code
2Finnishsaadato get, receive; to afford; usually in passive;...
3Proto-Finnicsaadakto get, to receive
4Proto-Uralicsaxe-to get; to arrive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →