Where does “perheoikeus” come from?

perheoikeus (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.

perheoikeus (Finnish): family law

Definitions

  1. family law

Ancestry of “perheoikeus”, step by step

perheoikeus 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 oikeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoikeusright; law; justice, law
2Finnishoikearight; right, correct; appropriate, proper,...
3Proto-Finnicoikedastraight; right, correct
4Proto-Finno-Permicwojketa
Every word from Proto-Uralic *peräEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric peräEvery word from Proto-Finnic perä