Where does “viistoperä” come from?
viistoperä (Finnish) comes from Finnish perä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä, from Proto-Uralic *perä — hindquarters, back part of something.
viistoperä (Finnish): hatchback
Ancestry of “viistoperä”, step by step
viistoperä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish perä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | perä | rear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side... |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | perä | — |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | *perä | hindquarters, back part of something |
via Finnish viisto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viisto | oblique, slanting, inclined; slanted; diagonal |
| 2 | Finnish | viistää | To bevel |
Words derived from “viistoperä”