Where does “peräparras” come from?
peräparras (Finnish) comes from Finnish parras, from Proto-Finnic pardas, from Proto-Germanic bardaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.
peräparras (Finnish): tafferel
Ancestry of “peräparras”, step by step
peräparras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish parras
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | parras | brink, verge, edge; In external locative cases,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pardas | edge, brink, verge |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bardaz | beard |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰardʰéh₂ | beard |
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 |