Where does “perämasto” come from?

perämasto (Finnish) comes from Finnish masto, from Old Swedish mast, from Proto-Germanic mastaz, from Proto-Indo-European mazdos — pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...

perämasto (Finnish): aft mast, stern mast

Definitions

  1. aft mast, stern mast

Ancestry of “perämasto”, step by step

perämasto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish masto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmastomast
2Old Swedishmast—
3Proto-Germanicmastazrod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmazdospole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...

via Finnish perä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperärear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side...
2Proto-Finno-Ugricperä—
3Proto-Uralic*perähindquarters, back part of something
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mazdos →Every word from Proto-Germanic mastaz →Every word from Old Swedish mast →