Where does “perusviiva” come from?

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

perusviiva (Finnish): baseline line that is a base for measurement or for construction

Definitions

  1. baseline line that is a base for measurement or for construction

Ancestry of “perusviiva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperus-basic, elemental, fundamental, rudimentary,...
2Finnishperusfoundation; usual, normal, basic
3Finnishperärear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side...
4Proto-Finno-Ugricperä—
5Proto-Uralic*perähindquarters, back part of something
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