Where does “perustaa” come from?

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

perustaa (Finnish): to establish, found, set up, institute; to base;...

Definitions

  1. to establish, found, set up, institute; to base;...

Ancestry of “perustaa”, step by step

perustaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish perus

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

via Finnish taa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtaaOf movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse
2Finnishtakathe backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"...
3Proto-Finnictakaback, a place behind
4Proto-Uralictakaa place behind

Words derived from “perustaa

Every word from Proto-Uralic *perä