Where does “perintökalleus” come from?

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

perintökalleus (Finnish): heirloom valued possession passed down through the generations

Definitions

  1. heirloom valued possession passed down through the generations

Ancestry of “perintökalleus”, step by step

perintökalleus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish perintö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperintöheritage; inheritance; legacy
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 kalleus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalleusexpensiveness, costliness; valuables, treasure
2Finnishkallisexpensive; dear
3Proto-Finnickallisdear, precious, beloved
Every word from Proto-Uralic *peräEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric peräEvery word from Finnish perä