Where does “ylöspäinen” come from?

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

ylöspäinen (Finnish): upward, ascending

Definitions

  1. upward, ascending

Ancestry of “ylöspäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishylöspäinupward, upwards
2Finnishpäinagainst, to, on etc; Used to indicate approximate...
3Finnishpäähead; end, tip
4Proto-Finnicpäähead
5Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →