Where does “perheomenapuu” come from?

perheomenapuu (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.

perheomenapuu (Finnish): apple tree with grafted branches

Definitions

  1. apple tree with grafted branches

Ancestry of “perheomenapuu”, step by step

perheomenapuu 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 omenapuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishomenapuuapple tree
2Ingrianpuutree
3Proto-Finnicpuutree
4Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Uralic *peräEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric peräEvery word from Proto-Finnic perä
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