Where does “peräaukko” come from?

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

peräaukko (Finnish): anus

Definitions

  1. anus

Ancestry of “peräaukko”, step by step

peräaukko 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 aukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaukkohole; gap; opening
2Proto-Finnicaukkohole; gap, opening

Words derived from “peräaukko

Every word from Proto-Uralic *peräEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric peräEvery word from Finnish perä