Where does “perimyssota” come from?

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

perimyssota (Finnish): war of succession

Definitions

  1. war of succession

Ancestry of “perimyssota”, step by step

perimyssota traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish perimys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperimysinheritance, succession
2Finnishperiäto inherit; to exact, tariff, dun; Partitive...
3Finnishperätäto dun, question, try to find out; especially in...
4Finnishperärear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side...
5Proto-Finno-Ugricperä
6Proto-Uralic*perähindquarters, back part of something

via Finnish sota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsotawar; warfare; military, war-
2Proto-Finnicsotawar, conflict
3Proto-Uralicśoďawar
Every word from Proto-Uralic *peräEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric peräEvery word from Finnish perä