Etymology Explorer › Finnish

Where does “peruke” come from?

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

peruke (Finnish): wire trace, snood

Definitions

  1. wire trace, snood

Ancestry of “peruke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperuheritage; origin; Indicative present connegative...
2Finnishperärear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side...
3Proto-Finno-Ugricperä—
4Proto-Uralic*perä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *perä →