Where does “perätuhto” come from?

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

perätuhto (Finnish): stern thwart, aft thwart

Definitions

  1. stern thwart, aft thwart

Ancestry of “perätuhto”, step by step

perätuhto 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 tuhto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuhtothwart seat across a boat on which a rower may sit
Every word from Proto-Uralic *perä →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä →Every word from Finnish perä →