Where does “tähkäpäinen” come from?

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

tähkäpäinen (Finnish): with heads or ears of grain

Definitions

  1. with heads or ears of grain

Ancestry of “tähkäpäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtähkäpäähead or ear of cereal that is bearing grain
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →