Where does “painopääveitsi” come from?

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

painopääveitsi (Ingrian): pocket knife

Definitions

  1. pocket knife

Ancestry of “painopääveitsi”, step by step

painopääveitsi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpäähead
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish paino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpainoweight; press; press, weight
2Proto-Finnicpainadakto push, to press
3Proto-Uralicpajńa-press

via Finnish veitsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveitsiknife
2Proto-Finnicveicciknife
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwäŋćɜ—
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Ingrian pää →