Where does “person” come from?
person (Finnish) comes from Finnish perso, from Finnish perse, from Proto-Finnic persek — arse, buttocks.
person (Finnish): genitive singular of perso
Definitions
- genitive singular of perso
Ancestry of “person”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | perso | greedy |
| 2 | Finnish | perse | arse, ass; shit, fuck |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | persek | arse, buttocks |