Where does “perillepääsy” come from?
perillepääsy (Finnish) comes from Finnish pääsy, from Finnish päästä, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
perillepääsy (Finnish): reaching the destination, arrival
Definitions
- reaching the destination, arrival
Ancestry of “perillepääsy”, step by step
perillepääsy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pääsy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pääsy | access, clearance; admission |
| 2 | Finnish | päästä | to get to, reach, arrive at/in; to get to go, be... |
| 3 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |
via Finnish perille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | perille | to/at the destination |
| 2 | Finnish | perä | rear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | perä | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | *perä | hindquarters, back part of something |