Where does “sekopäisyys” come from?

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

sekopäisyys (Finnish): madness, derangedness

Definitions

  1. madness, derangedness

Ancestry of “sekopäisyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsekopäinenmad, wacky, deranged
2Finnishsekopäänutcase, loon, kook, screwball
3Finnishpäähead; end, tip
4Proto-Finnicpäähead
5Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →