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Where does “perempi” come from?

perempi (Finnish) comes from Finnish perä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä, from Proto-Uralic *perä.

perempi (Finnish): further aback

Definitions

  1. further aback

Ancestry of “perempi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperärear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side...
2Proto-Finno-Ugricperä—
3Proto-Uralic*perä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *perä →