Where does “matalaperustus” come from?

matalaperustus (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.

matalaperustus (Finnish): shallow foundation

Definitions

  1. shallow foundation

Ancestry of “matalaperustus”, step by step

matalaperustus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish perustus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishperustusFoundation, groundwork
2Finnishperustaato establish, found, set up, institute; to base;...
3Finnishperusfoundation; usual, normal, basic
4Finnishperärear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side...
5Proto-Finno-Ugricperä
6Proto-Uralic*perähindquarters, back part of something

via Finnish matala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatalalow; shallow
2Proto-Finnicmatalalow; shallow
3Proto-Finnic-lalocative suffix
Every word from Proto-Uralic *peräEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric peräEvery word from Finnish perä