Where does “vaimonpäähine” come from?

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

vaimonpäähine (Finnish): traditional headwear of an older woman or wife

Definitions

  1. traditional headwear of an older woman or wife

Ancestry of “vaimonpäähine”, step by step

vaimonpäähine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päähine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähineheaddress, headwear; headgear, head covering,...
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish vaimo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaimowife; woman, especially an elderly one
2Proto-Finnicvaimospirit, soul
3Proto-Uralicwajŋebreath
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →