Where does “päinvastoin” come from?
päinvastoin (Finnish) comes from Finnish päin, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
päinvastoin (Finnish): conversely, vice versa, on the contrary
Definitions
- conversely, vice versa, on the contrary
Ancestry of “päinvastoin”, step by step
päinvastoin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish päin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päin | against, to, on etc; Used to indicate approximate... |
| 2 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |
via Finnish vastoin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vastoin | Instructive plural form of vasta-; First-person... |