Where does “perkaus” come from?

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

perkaus (Finnish): gutting evisceration of a fish

Definitions

  1. gutting evisceration of a fish

Ancestry of “perkaus”, 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 “perkaus

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