Where does “peruselintarvike” come from?

peruselintarvike (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.

peruselintarvike (Finnish): staple

Definitions

  1. staple

Ancestry of “peruselintarvike”, 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 *peräEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric peräEvery word from Finnish perä