Where does “punapää” come from?

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

punapää (Finnish): redhead

Definitions

  1. redhead

Ancestry of “punapää”, step by step

punapää traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpäähead
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish puna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpunaThe color red
2Proto-Finnicpunared
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair

via Finnish pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähead; end, tip

Words derived from “punapää”

Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Ingrian pää →