Where does “perheenlisäys” come from?

perheenlisäys (Finnish) comes from Finnish perhe, from Proto-Finnic pereh, from Proto-Finnic perä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä, from Proto-Uralic *perä — hindquarters, back part of something.

perheenlisäys (Finnish): new addition to the family, new family member referring to a new child being born

Definitions

  1. new addition to the family, new family member referring to a new child being born

Ancestry of “perheenlisäys”, step by step

perheenlisäys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish lisäys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlisäysaddition, inclusion, amendment, insertion
2Finnishlisätäto add; to increase
3Finnish-taA suffix for the partitive singular case; Forms...
4Proto-Finnic-taPartitive ending
5Proto-Uralic-täfrom
Every word from Proto-Uralic *perä →