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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.

perhetuttu (Finnish): family friend

Definitions

  1. family friend

Ancestry of “perhetuttu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperhefamily, nuclear family
2Proto-Finnicperehfamily, nuclear family
3Proto-Finnicperärear, back; far end
4Proto-Finno-Ugricperä—
5Proto-Uralic*perä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *perä →