Where does “perhepiiri” come from?

perhepiiri (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.

perhepiiri (Finnish): family circle the social circle comprising one's family

Definitions

  1. family circle the social circle comprising one's family

Ancestry of “perhepiiri”, step by step

perhepiiri 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 piiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiiriring of people; administrative district, region;...
2Proto-Finnicpiiriline; border; ring, circle
3Proto-Uralicpirecircle
Every word from Proto-Uralic *perä →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä →Every word from Proto-Finnic perä →