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Where does “pärima” come from?

pärima (Estonian) comes from Estonian pära, from Proto-Finnic perä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä, from Proto-Uralic *perä.

pärima (Estonian): to inherit; to ask; to query

Definitions

  1. to inherit; to ask; to query

Ancestry of “pärima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpärarear, back, backside; butt of a gun
2Proto-Finnicperärear, back; far end
3Proto-Finno-Ugricperä—
4Proto-Uralic*perä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *perä →