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.
pärastlõuna (Estonian): afternoon
Ancestry of “pärastlõuna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | pärast | elative singular of pära; after, afterwards,... |
| 2 | Estonian | pära | rear, back, backside; butt of a gun |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | perä | rear, back; far end |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | perä | — |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | *perä | — |