Where does “lähipiiri” come from?

lähipiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish piiri, from Proto-Finnic piiri, from Proto-Uralic pire — circle.

lähipiiri (Finnish): inner circle

Definitions

  1. inner circle

Ancestry of “lähipiiri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiiriring of people; administrative district, region;...
2Proto-Finnicpiiriline; border; ring, circle
3Proto-Uralicpirecircle
Every word from Proto-Uralic pire →Every word from Proto-Finnic piiri →Every word from Finnish piiri →