Where does “vertausperuste” come from?
vertausperuste (Finnish) comes from Finnish vertaus, from Finnish verrata, from Finnish verta, from Proto-Finnic verta, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Ancestry of “vertausperuste”, step by step
vertausperuste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vertaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vertaus | comparison, parable, analog, simile, allegory |
| 2 | Finnish | verrata | to compare, contrast |
| 3 | Finnish | verta | match equal or superior in comparison now mostly used in a number of idiomatic expressions |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | verta | match equal or superior in comparison |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Finnish peruste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | peruste | grounds, as basis or justification; A basis, as... |
| 2 | Finnish | perustaa | to establish, found, set up, institute; to base;... |
| 3 | Finnish | perus | foundation; usual, normal, basic |
| 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 |