Where does “perustella” come from?

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

perustella (Finnish): to justify, argue, explain, reason, base

Definitions

  1. to justify, argue, explain, reason, base

Ancestry of “perustella”, 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*perähindquarters, back part of something

Words derived from “perustella”

Every word from Proto-Uralic *perä →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä →Every word from Finnish perä →