Where does “perustua” come from?

perustua (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.

perustua (Finnish): To be based on; To be based on, be grounded in;...

Definitions

  1. To be based on; To be based on, be grounded in;...

Ancestry of “perustua”, 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 “perustua

Every word from Proto-Uralic *perä
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