Where does “pärastlõuna” come from?

pärastlõuna (Estonian) comes from Estonian pärast, from Estonian pära, from Proto-Finnic perä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä, from Proto-Uralic *perä — hindquarters, back part of something.

pärastlõuna (Estonian): afternoon

Definitions

  1. afternoon

Ancestry of “pärastlõuna”, step by step

pärastlõuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian pärast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpärastelative singular of pära; after, afterwards,...
2Estonianpärarear, back, backside; butt of a gun
3Proto-Finnicperärear, back; far end
4Proto-Finno-Ugricperä—
5Proto-Uralic*perähindquarters, back part of something

via Estonian lõuna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlõunasouth; midday, noon, lunch
2Proto-Finno-Permiclownaday, midday
Every word from Proto-Uralic *perä →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä →Every word from Proto-Finnic perä →