Where does “kiviperustus” come from?
kiviperustus (Finnish) comes from Finnish perustus, from Finnish perustaa, from Finnish perus, from Finnish perä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä, from Proto-Uralic *perä — hindquarters, back part of something.
kiviperustus (Finnish): stone foundation
Definitions
- stone foundation
Ancestry of “kiviperustus”, step by step
kiviperustus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish perustus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | perustus | Foundation, groundwork |
| 2 | Finnish | perustaa | to establish, found, set up, institute; to base;... |
| 3 | Finnish | perus | foundation; usual, normal, basic |
| 4 | Finnish | perä | rear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side... |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | perä | — |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | *perä | hindquarters, back part of something |