Where does “tuuliperäsin” come from?

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

tuuliperäsin (Finnish): windvane used as a rudder for steering

Definitions

  1. windvane used as a rudder for steering

Ancestry of “tuuliperäsin”, step by step

tuuliperäsin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish peräsin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperäsinrudder
2Finnishperärear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side...
3Proto-Finno-Ugricperä—
4Proto-Uralic*perähindquarters, back part of something

via Finnish Tuuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishTuuliwind
2FinnishTuulikkiA forest goddess, daughter of Tapio in the Kalevala
Every word from Proto-Uralic *perä →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä →Every word from Finnish perä →
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