Where does “punapää” come from?
punapää (Finnish) comes from Ingrian pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
punapää (Finnish): redhead
Ancestry of “punapää”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | pää | head |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |