Where does “periä” come from?

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

periä (Finnish): to inherit; to exact, tariff, dun; Partitive...

Definitions

  1. to inherit; to exact, tariff, dun; Partitive...

Ancestry of “periä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperätäto dun, question, try to find out; especially in...
2Finnishperärear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side...
3Proto-Finno-Ugricperä
4Proto-Uralic*perähindquarters, back part of something

Words derived from “periä

Every word from Proto-Uralic *peräEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric peräEvery word from Finnish perä