Where does “прява” come from?

прява (Moksha) comes from Moksha пря, from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä, from Proto-Uralic *perä — hindquarters, back part of something.

прява (Moksha): indefinite singular prolative of пря; to the top,...

Definitions

  1. indefinite singular prolative of пря; to the top,...

Ancestry of “прява”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mokshaпряhead
2Proto-Finno-Ugricperä
3Proto-Uralic*perähindquarters, back part of something
Every word from Proto-Uralic *peräEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric peräEvery word from Moksha пря