Where does “ylöspäin” come from?

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

ylöspäin (Finnish): upward, upwards

Definitions

  1. upward, upwards

Ancestry of “ylöspäin”, step by step

ylöspäin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäinagainst, to, on etc; Used to indicate approximate...
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish ylös

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishylösup, upward

Words derived from “ylöspäin”

Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →