Where does “peruselinkeino” come from?

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

peruselinkeino (Finnish): basic economic activity

Definitions

  1. basic economic activity

Ancestry of “peruselinkeino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperus-basic, elemental, fundamental, rudimentary,...
2Finnishperusfoundation; usual, normal, basic
3Finnishperärear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side...
4Proto-Finno-Ugricperä—
5Proto-Uralic*perähindquarters, back part of something
Every word from Proto-Uralic *perä →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä →Every word from Finnish perä →