Where does “peräairo” come from?

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

peräairo (Finnish): aft oar, stern oar

Definitions

  1. aft oar, stern oar

Ancestry of “peräairo”, step by step

peräairo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish perä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperärear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side...
2Proto-Finno-Ugricperä—
3Proto-Uralic*perähindquarters, back part of something

via Finnish airo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishairooar
2Proto-Germanicairōoar
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃eyH-pole
Every word from Proto-Uralic *perä →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä →Every word from Finnish perä →
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