Where does “perhetuttu” come from?

perhetuttu (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.

perhetuttu (Finnish): family friend

Definitions

  1. family friend

Ancestry of “perhetuttu”, step by step

perhetuttu 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 tuttu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuttufamiliar, conversant; Synonym of tuttava
2Proto-Inuit*tuktu—
3Proto-Eskimo*tuŋtu—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *perä →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä →Every word from Proto-Finnic perä →