Where does “sekoboltsi” come from?

sekoboltsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish seko, from Finnish sekopää, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.

sekoboltsi (Finnish): nutcase, wackjob

Definitions

  1. nutcase, wackjob

Ancestry of “sekoboltsi”, step by step

sekoboltsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish seko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsekonut, nutcase, loon, fruitcake
2Finnishsekopäänutcase, loon, kook, screwball
3Finnishpäähead; end, tip
4Proto-Finnicpäähead
5Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish boltsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishboltsi—
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →