Where does “sisäänpäin” come from?
sisäänpäin (Finnish) comes from Finnish päin, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
sisäänpäin (Finnish): inward, inwards
Ancestry of “sisäänpäin”, step by step
sisäänpäin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish päin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päin | against, to, on etc; Used to indicate approximate... |
| 2 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |
via Finnish sisään
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sisään | into, in, inside, inwards |
| 2 | Finnish | sisä- | inner, internal, interior, inward; indoor; inland |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | sicä | insides, inside |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | śićä | — |
Words derived from “sisäänpäin”