Where does “pörröpäinen” come from?

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

pörröpäinen (Finnish): fuzzy-haired, fuzzy-headed

Definitions

  1. fuzzy-haired, fuzzy-headed

Ancestry of “pörröpäinen”, step by step

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