Where does “pärapõrgu” come from?
pärapõrgu (Estonian) comes from Estonian pära, from Proto-Finnic perä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä, from Proto-Uralic *perä — hindquarters, back part of something.
pärapõrgu (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
- 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 “pärapõrgu”, step by step
pärapõrgu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian pära
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | pära | rear, back, backside; butt of a gun |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | perä | rear, back; far end |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | perä | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | *perä | hindquarters, back part of something |
via Estonian põrgu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | põrgu | hell |