Where does “reikäpää” come from?

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

reikäpää (Finnish): airhead

Definitions

  1. airhead

Ancestry of “reikäpää”, step by step

reikäpää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pää

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

via Finnish reikä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreikähole; puncture; cavity
2Proto-Finnicraikahole
3Proto-Finnicrajka—
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →