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Where does “perinnöllisyys” come from?

perinnöllisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish perinnöllinen, from Finnish perintö, from Finnish periä, from Finnish perätä, from Finnish perä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä, from Proto-Uralic *perä.

perinnöllisyys (Finnish): heritability, heredity

Definitions

  1. heritability, heredity

Ancestry of “perinnöllisyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperinnöllinenhereditary
2Finnishperintöheritage; inheritance; legacy
3Finnishperiäto inherit; to exact, tariff, dun; Partitive...
4Finnishperätäto dun, question, try to find out; especially in...
5Finnishperärear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side...
6Proto-Finno-Ugricperä—
7Proto-Uralic*perä—

Words derived from “perinnöllisyys”

  • perinnöllisyystieteilijä
  • perinnöllisyystiede
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