Where does “perus-” come from?

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

perus- (Finnish): basic, elemental, fundamental, rudimentary,...

Definitions

  1. basic, elemental, fundamental, rudimentary,...

Ancestry of “perus-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperusfoundation; usual, normal, basic
2Finnishperärear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side...
3Proto-Finno-Ugricperä—
4Proto-Uralic*perähindquarters, back part of something

Words derived from “perus-”

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