Where does “päättymä” come from?
päättymä (Finnish) comes from Finnish päättyä, from Finnish päättää, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
päättymä (Finnish): the present perfect tense
Definitions
- the present perfect tense
Ancestry of “päättymä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | päättyä | to end, finish, stop, cease, conclude; to be... |
| 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 |
Words derived from “päättymä”