Where does “ojanperkaus” come from?

ojanperkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish perkaus, from Finnish perätä, from Finnish perä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä, from Proto-Uralic *perä — hindquarters, back part of something.

ojanperkaus (Finnish): ditch maintenance

Definitions

  1. ditch maintenance

Ancestry of “ojanperkaus”, step by step

ojanperkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish perkaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperkausgutting evisceration of a fish
2Finnishperätäto dun, question, try to find out; especially in...
3Finnishperärear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side...
4Proto-Finno-Ugricperä—
5Proto-Uralic*perähindquarters, back part of something

via Finnish oja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishojaditch, trench; small natural brook
2Proto-Slavicojethill, shaft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyHsos—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *perä →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä →Every word from Finnish perä →