Where does “peränpuoleinen” come from?
peränpuoleinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish puoleinen, from Finnish puoli, from Proto-Finnic pooli, from Proto-Uralic pälä — half.
peränpuoleinen (Finnish): located towards the rear or aft
Definitions
- located towards the rear or aft
Ancestry of “peränpuoleinen”, step by step
peränpuoleinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puoleinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puoleinen | being on the side of something; related through... |
| 2 | Finnish | puoli | half; when followed by a number representing an... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pooli | half, side; half |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | pälä | half |
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 |