Where does “pärima” come from?

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

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*perähindquarters, back part of something
Every word from Proto-Uralic *peräEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric peräEvery word from Proto-Finnic perä