Where does “perillinen” come from?

perillinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish periä, from Finnish perätä, from Finnish perä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä, from Proto-Uralic *perä — hindquarters, back part of something.

perillinen (Finnish): beneficiary, heir, inheritor

Definitions

  1. beneficiary, heir, inheritor

Ancestry of “perillinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperiäto inherit; to exact, tariff, dun; Partitive...
2Finnishperätäto dun, question, try to find out; especially in...
3Finnishperärear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side...
4Proto-Finno-Ugricperä—
5Proto-Uralic*perähindquarters, back part of something

Words derived from “perillinen”

Every word from Proto-Uralic *perä →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä →Every word from Finnish perä →
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