Where does “perusta” come from?
perusta (Finnish) comes from Finnish peru, from Finnish perä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä, from Proto-Uralic *perä — hindquarters, back part of something.
perusta (Finnish): base, foundation; basis; Indicative present...
Definitions
- base, foundation; basis; Indicative present...
Ancestry of “perusta”, step by step
perusta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish peru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | peru | heritage; origin; Indicative present connegative... |
| 2 | Finnish | perä | rear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | perä | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | *perä | hindquarters, back part of something |
via Finnish usta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | usta | Partitive singular form of uksi |