Where does “paljaspäinen” come from?

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

paljaspäinen (Finnish): bareheaded

Definitions

  1. bareheaded

Ancestry of “paljaspäinen”, step by step

paljaspäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pää

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

via Finnish paljas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaljasnaked, unaided, unprotected; naked, unclothed;...
2Proto-Finnicpaljasbare, naked
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