Where does “perhehelvetti” come from?

perhehelvetti (Finnish) comes from Finnish helvetti, from Swedish helvete, from Old Norse helvíti, from Old Norse viti, from Proto-Germanic wītiją, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

perhehelvetti (Finnish): a troublesome situation within a family, caused by alcoholism, domestic violence etc

Definitions

  1. a troublesome situation within a family, caused by alcoholism, domestic violence etc

Ancestry of “perhehelvetti”, step by step

perhehelvetti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish helvetti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhelvettihell; hell, devil; damn
2SwedishhelveteHell; the place where sinners are said to go...
3Old Norsehelvítihell
4Old Norsevitiindicator; token, mark, signal; beacon
5Proto-Germanicwītijąpunishment
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

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 weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wītiją →Every word from Old Norse viti →