Where does “ristipäinen” come from?

ristipäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ristipää, from Finnish Risti, from Finnish -iäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

ristipäinen (Finnish): with a Phillips head of a screw, etc

Definitions

  1. with a Phillips head of a screw, etc

Ancestry of “ristipäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishristipääcross-shaped head like in some tools
2FinnishRisticross
3Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →