Where does “päin” come from?

päin (Finnish) comes from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.

päin (Finnish): against, to, on etc; Used to indicate approximate...

Definitions

  1. against, to, on etc; Used to indicate approximate...

Ancestry of “päin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähead; end, tip
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

Words derived from “päin”

Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →
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