Where does “tyhjäpää” come from?
tyhjäpää (Finnish) comes from Finnish tyhjä, from Proto-Finnic tühjä, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tuskjas, from Proto-Indo-European tews-, from Proto-Indo-European tu- — to swell; bird-cry, shriek.
tyhjäpää (Finnish): airhead
Ancestry of “tyhjäpää”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | tyhjä | empty; blank; void |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tühjä | empty |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tuskjas | empty |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tews- | to be empty; to drain; to be happy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tu- | to swell; bird-cry, shriek |