Where does “perheministeri” come from?

perheministeri (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.

perheministeri (Finnish): minister of family affairs

Definitions

  1. minister of family affairs

Ancestry of “perheministeri”, step by step

perheministeri 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 ministeri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishministeria minister; an honorary title of the second rank...
2Swedishministera minister
3Latinministerattendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;...
4Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
5Proto-Italicminosless
Every word from Proto-Uralic *perä →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä →Every word from Proto-Finnic perä →