Where does “perukirja” come from?

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

perukirja (Finnish): estate inventory deed, inventory of an estate list of all the assets and liabilities of a deceased person compiled as required by Finnish inheritance law

Definitions

  1. estate inventory deed, inventory of an estate list of all the assets and liabilities of a deceased person compiled as required by Finnish inheritance law

Ancestry of “perukirja”, step by step

perukirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish peru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperuheritage; origin; Indicative present connegative...
2Finnishperärear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side...
3Proto-Finno-Ugricperä—
4Proto-Uralic*perähindquarters, back part of something

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Uralic *perä →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä →Every word from Finnish perä →