Where does “karuperse” come from?

karuperse (Estonian) comes from Estonian karu, from Proto-Finnic karhu, from Proto-Finnic karheda — rough, coarse.

karuperse (Estonian): An imaginary remote place, which is far from anything interesting; the middle of nowhere - equates to Bumfuck, Egypt in American slang and Woop Woop in Australian slang

Definitions

  1. An imaginary remote place, which is far from anything interesting; the middle of nowhere - equates to Bumfuck, Egypt in American slang and Woop Woop in Australian slang

Ancestry of “karuperse”, step by step

karuperse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian karu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankarubear
2Proto-Finnickarhubear
3Proto-Finnickarhedarough, coarse

via Estonian perse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpersearse, ass
2Proto-Finnicpersekarse, buttocks
Every word from Proto-Finnic karheda →Every word from Proto-Finnic karhu →Every word from Estonian karu →