Where does “loppuerä” come from?

loppuerä (Finnish) comes from Finnish loppu, from Proto-Finnic loppu, from Proto-Finnic loppi — (inside) corner.

loppuerä (Finnish): remainder, balance, final balance

Definitions

  1. remainder, balance, final balance

Ancestry of “loppuerä”, step by step

loppuerä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish loppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloppuend, ending, finish, conclusion; The End; the...
2Proto-Finnicloppuend, ending
3Proto-Finnicloppi(inside) corner

via Finnish erä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheräbatch; lot; Short for maksuerä
2Proto-Finniceräapart, separate
3Proto-Finno-Ugriceräapart
Every word from Proto-Finnic loppi →Every word from Proto-Finnic loppu →Every word from Finnish loppu →