Where does “perusteluketju” come from?

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

perusteluketju (Finnish): deduction chain, inference chain

Definitions

  1. deduction chain, inference chain

Ancestry of “perusteluketju”, step by step

perusteluketju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish perustelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperustelurationale, argument, justification process of reasoning
2Finnishperustellato justify, argue, explain, reason, base
3Finnishperustaato establish, found, set up, institute; to base;...
4Finnishperusfoundation; usual, normal, basic
5Finnishperärear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side...
6Proto-Finno-Ugricperä
7Proto-Uralic*perähindquarters, back part of something

via Finnish ketju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishketjuchain; necklace; line
2Swedishkedjachain; chain; a series of interconnected things;...
3Latincatēnachain
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
Every word from Proto-Uralic *peräEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric peräEvery word from Finnish perä
perusteluketju — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer