Where does “pää” come from?

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

pää (Proto-Finnic): head

Definitions

  1. head

Ancestry of “pää”, step by step

pää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Uralic päŋe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Proto-Finno-Ugric päŋe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finno-Ugricpäŋehead

Words derived from “pää

Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe