Where does “sotapäähine” come from?

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

sotapäähine (Finnish): A war bonnet

Definitions

  1. A war bonnet

Ancestry of “sotapäähine”, step by step

sotapäähine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päähine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähineheaddress, headwear; headgear, head covering,...
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish sota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsotawar; warfare; military, war-
2Proto-Finnicsotawar, conflict
3Proto-Uralicśoďawar
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →