Where does “peräranka” come from?

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

peräranka (Finnish): A sternpost

Definitions

  1. A sternpost

Ancestry of “peräranka”, step by step

peräranka 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 ranka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrankapole; stalk; spine
2Proto-Finnicranka—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *perä →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä →Every word from Finnish perä →