Where does “pölkkypäinen” come from?

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

pölkkypäinen (Finnish): blockheaded

Definitions

  1. blockheaded

Ancestry of “pölkkypäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpölkkypääblockhead, loggerhead
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →