Where does “perenaine” come from?

perenaine (Estonian) comes from Estonian pere, from Proto-Finnic pereh, from Proto-Finnic perä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä, from Proto-Uralic *perä — hindquarters, back part of something.

perenaine (Estonian): housewife; mistress; hostess

Definitions

  1. housewife; mistress; hostess

Ancestry of “perenaine”, step by step

perenaine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian pere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianperefamily
2Proto-Finnicperehfamily, nuclear family
3Proto-Finnicperärear, back; far end
4Proto-Finno-Ugricperä—
5Proto-Uralic*perähindquarters, back part of something

via Estonian naine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniannainewoman; wife
2Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife
Every word from Proto-Uralic *perä →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä →Every word from Proto-Finnic perä →