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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/perä

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This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finno-Ugric *perä. Cognates include Erzya пря (pŕa, head) and Proto-Permic *bär.

Noun

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*perä[1]

  1. rear, back
  2. far end

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: pära
  • Finnish: perä
  • Ingrian: perä
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: (Courland) pierā, (Salaca) piera
  • Livvi: perä
  • Ludian: perä
  • Veps: pera
  • Võro: perä
  • Votic: perä

References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*perä”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)