Where does “väkäpäinen” come from?

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

väkäpäinen (Finnish): barbed with a barbed end

Definitions

  1. barbed with a barbed end

Ancestry of “väkäpäinen”, step by step

väkäpäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pää

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

via Finnish väkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväkäbarb; fluke
2Proto-Finnicvakacalm; steady, stable
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →