Where does “perheystävä” come from?
perheystävä (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.
perheystävä (Finnish): family friend
Definitions
- family friend
Ancestry of “perheystävä”, step by step
perheystävä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish perhe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | perhe | family, nuclear family |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pereh | family, nuclear family |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | perä | rear, back; far end |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | perä | — |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | *perä | hindquarters, back part of something |
via Finnish ystävä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ystävä | friend |