Where does “pä” come from?
pä (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
pä (Veps): head; top, summit; head, chief, primary, main
Definitions
- head; top, summit; head, chief, primary, main
Ancestry of “pä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |