Where does “naapuriperhe” come from?

naapuriperhe (Finnish) comes from Finnish naapuri, from Old Swedish nabor, from Middle Low German nābûr, from Proto-Germanic nēhwagabūrô, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

naapuriperhe (Finnish): the family next door, the family across the street

Definitions

  1. the family next door, the family across the street

Ancestry of “naapuriperhe”, step by step

naapuriperhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish naapuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnaapurineighbor; In compounds, signifies "neighboring"
2Old Swedishnabor—
3Middle Low Germannābûr—
4Proto-Germanicnēhwagabūrôneighbour
5Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

via Finnish perhe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperhefamily, nuclear family
2Proto-Finnicperehfamily, nuclear family
3Proto-Finnicperärear, back; far end
4Proto-Finno-Ugricperä—
5Proto-Uralic*perähindquarters, back part of something
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz →