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Where does “perustanta” come from?

perustanta (Finnish) comes from Finnish perustaa, from Finnish perus, from Finnish perä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä, from Proto-Uralic *perä.

perustanta (Finnish): founding

Definitions

  1. founding

Ancestry of “perustanta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperustaato establish, found, set up, institute; to base;...
2Finnishperusfoundation; usual, normal, basic
3Finnishperärear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side...
4Proto-Finno-Ugricperä—
5Proto-Uralic*perä—
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