Where does “perhekalleus” come from?

perhekalleus (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.

perhekalleus (Finnish): crown jewel; crown jewels, family jewels

Definitions

  1. crown jewel; crown jewels, family jewels

Ancestry of “perhekalleus”, step by step

perhekalleus 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 kalleus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalleusexpensiveness, costliness; valuables, treasure
2Finnishkallisexpensive; dear
3Proto-Finnickallisdear, precious, beloved
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