Where does “periytyvyys” come from?

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

periytyvyys (Finnish): hereditariness

Definitions

  1. hereditariness

Ancestry of “periytyvyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperiytyvähereditary; Present active participle of periytyä
2Finnishperiytyäto be inherited
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*perähindquarters, back part of something
Every word from Proto-Uralic *peräEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric peräEvery word from Finnish perä