Where does “peruskivi” come from?
peruskivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish perus-, from Finnish perus, from Finnish perä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä, from Proto-Uralic *perä.
peruskivi (Finnish): cornerstone; foundation stone
Definitions
- cornerstone; foundation stone
Ancestry of “peruskivi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | perus- | basic, elemental, fundamental, rudimentary,... |
| 2 | Finnish | perus | foundation; usual, normal, basic |
| 3 | Finnish | perä | rear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side... |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | perä | — |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | *perä | — |