Where does “rasvapäämutu” come from?

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

rasvapäämutu (Finnish): black-headed minnow, fathead, "Pimephales...

Definitions

  1. black-headed minnow, fathead, "Pimephales...

Ancestry of “rasvapäämutu”, step by step

rasvapäämutu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pää

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

via Finnish rasva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrasvafat; grease; ointment
2Proto-Finnicrasvafat

via Finnish mutu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmutuEurasian common minnow; poor reasoning or...
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