Where does “peräevä” come from?

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

peräevä (Finnish): An anal fin

Definitions

  1. An anal fin

Ancestry of “peräevä”, step by step

peräevä 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 evä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheväfin
2Proto-Finniceväfin (appendage of a fish)
3Proto-Uralicewäfin
Every word from Proto-Uralic *perä →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä →Every word from Finnish perä →