Where does “perustustyö” come from?

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

perustustyö (Finnish): foundation work

Definitions

  1. foundation work

Ancestry of “perustustyö”, step by step

perustustyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish perustus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishperustusFoundation, groundwork
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 työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Uralic *peräEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric peräEvery word from Finnish perä
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