Where does “ohjasperät” come from?

ohjasperät (Finnish) comes from Finnish ohjas, from Finnish ohja, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ohja, from Proto-Germanic ansijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enseh₂-.

ohjasperät (Finnish): ends of the reins

Definitions

  1. ends of the reins

Ancestry of “ohjasperät”, step by step

ohjasperät traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ohjas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishohjasA rein
2Finnishohjarein
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ohja—
4Proto-Germanicansijōeyelet, eye of a needle; handle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enseh₂-—

via Finnish perä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperärear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side...
2Proto-Finno-Ugricperä—
3Proto-Uralic*perähindquarters, back part of something
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enseh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ansijō →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ohja →