Where does “viistoperäinen” come from?
viistoperäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish viistoperä, from Finnish perä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä, from Proto-Uralic *perä — hindquarters, back part of something.
viistoperäinen (Finnish): hatchback
Definitions
- hatchback
Ancestry of “viistoperäinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viistoperä | hatchback |
| 2 | Finnish | perä | rear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | perä | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | *perä | hindquarters, back part of something |