Where does “perälyhty” come from?
perälyhty (Finnish) comes from Finnish perä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä, from Proto-Uralic *perä — hindquarters, back part of something.
perälyhty (Finnish): stern lantern, aft lantern
Definitions
- stern lantern, aft lantern
Ancestry of “perälyhty”, step by step
perälyhty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish perä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | perä | rear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side... |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | perä | — |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | *perä | hindquarters, back part of something |
via Finnish lyhty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lyhty | lantern; any plant of the genus Ceropegia; the... |
| 2 | Swedish | lykta | a lantern, a handheld lamp; bald face, a horse... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | luchte | — |