Where does “naappopää” come from?

naappopää (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.

Ancestry of “naappopää”, step by step

naappopää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpäähead
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Ingrian naappa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriannaappasoup ladle
2Proto-Germanichnappazbowl; cup
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →