Where does “uhmapäisyys” come from?

uhmapäisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish uhmapäinen, from Finnish uhmapää, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.

uhmapäisyys (Finnish): defiance

Definitions

  1. defiance

Ancestry of “uhmapäisyys”, step by step

uhmapäisyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish uhmapäinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuhmapäinendefiant, foolhardy
2Finnishuhmapäädefiant or foolhardy person
3Finnishpäähead; end, tip
4Proto-Finnicpäähead
5Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →