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Where does “peruutus” come from?

peruutus (Finnish) comes from Finnish peruuttaa, from Finnish perua, from Finnish perä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä, from Proto-Uralic *perä.

peruutus (Finnish): A cancellation; A withdrawal; A revocation

Definitions

  1. A cancellation; A withdrawal; A revocation

Ancestry of “peruutus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishperuuttaaTo back, reverse, to backspace; To withdraw,...
2FinnishperuaPartitive singular form of peru; to withdraw,...
3Finnishperärear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side...
4Proto-Finno-Ugricperä—
5Proto-Uralic*perä—
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