Where does “sukapää” come from?

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

sukapää (Finnish): dog's-tail grass plant in the genus

Definitions

  1. dog's-tail grass plant in the genus

Ancestry of “sukapää”, step by step

sukapää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähead; end, tip
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish suka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsukaA brush, especially one used for brushing...
2Proto-Finnicsukacomb, brush
3Proto-Finno-Permicśuka—

Words derived from “sukapää”

Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →
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