Where does “peruutuspaikka” come from?
peruutuspaikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish peruutus, from Finnish peruuttaa, from Finnish perua, from Finnish perä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä, from Proto-Uralic *perä — hindquarters, back part of something.
peruutuspaikka (Finnish): an available seat on a flight, etc. because the original buyer cancelled
Definitions
- an available seat on a flight, etc. because the original buyer cancelled
Ancestry of “peruutuspaikka”, step by step
peruutuspaikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish peruutus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | peruutus | A cancellation; A withdrawal; A revocation |
| 2 | Finnish | peruuttaa | To back, reverse, to backspace; To withdraw,... |
| 3 | Finnish | perua | Partitive singular form of peru; to withdraw,... |
| 4 | Finnish | perä | rear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side... |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | perä | — |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | *perä | hindquarters, back part of something |