Where does “peräsinvarsi” come from?

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

peräsinvarsi (Finnish): tiller

Definitions

  1. tiller

Ancestry of “peräsinvarsi”, step by step

peräsinvarsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish peräsin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperäsinrudder
2Finnishperärear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side...
3Proto-Finno-Ugricperä—
4Proto-Uralic*perähindquarters, back part of something

via Finnish varsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarsistalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a...
2Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Permicwarte—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *perä →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä →Every word from Finnish perä →