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Where does “peru” come from?

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

peru (Finnish): heritage; origin; Indicative present connegative...

Definitions

  1. heritage; origin; Indicative present connegative...

Ancestry of “peru”, step by step

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

Words derived from “peru”

  • olioperustaisuus
  • peruke
  • olioperustainen
  • perusta
Every word from Proto-Uralic *perä →