Where does “perhetuttava” come from?

perhetuttava (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.

perhetuttava (Finnish): family friend

Definitions

  1. family friend

Ancestry of “perhetuttava”, step by step

perhetuttava 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 tuttava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuttavaacquaintance
2FinnishtutaAlternative form of tuntea
3Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
4Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
5Proto-Uralictumte-to know
Every word from Proto-Uralic *peräEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric peräEvery word from Proto-Finnic perä
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