Where does “perämela” come from?

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

perämela (Finnish): stern paddle, scull

Definitions

  1. stern paddle, scull

Ancestry of “perämela”, step by step

perämela 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 mela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmelapaddle; dick
2Proto-Finnicmelapaddle
3Proto-Finno-Permicmelä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *perä →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä →Every word from Finnish perä →