Where does “perustavanlaatuinen” come from?

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

perustavanlaatuinen (Finnish): fundamental, basic

Definitions

  1. fundamental, basic

Ancestry of “perustavanlaatuinen”, step by step

perustavanlaatuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish perustava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperustavafundamental; founding, constitutive
2Finnishperustaato establish, found, set up, institute; to base;...
3Finnishperusfoundation; usual, normal, basic
4Finnishperärear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side...
5Proto-Finno-Ugricperä
6Proto-Uralic*perähindquarters, back part of something

via Finnish laatuinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaatuinenof a certain quality or sort
2Finnishlaatuquality; sort, kind
3Russianладharmony, concord; manner, way; mode; fret
4Proto-Slavicladъharmony, order
Every word from Proto-Uralic *perä