Where does “liperit” come from?

liperit (Finnish) comes from Finnish -ri, from Finnish -ra, from Finnish -i, from Proto-Uralic -j — oblique plural.

liperit (Finnish): bands two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front, especially as a part of a clerical dress

Definitions

  1. bands two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front, especially as a part of a clerical dress

Ancestry of “liperit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-riUsed to create names of occupations from nouns or...
2Finnish-raForms nouns or adjectives, mostly from nominal...
3Finnish-iA nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used...
4Proto-Uralic-joblique plural
Every word from Proto-Uralic -j