Where does “tylppäpäinen” come from?

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

tylppäpäinen (Finnish): blunt-ended

Definitions

  1. blunt-ended

Ancestry of “tylppäpäinen”, step by step

tylppäpäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pää

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

via Finnish tylppä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtylppäblunt; obtuse
2Proto-Finnictülppäblunt
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →