Where does “rintaperillinen” come from?

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

rintaperillinen (Finnish): descendant in inheritance law, the offspring of the deceased

Definitions

  1. descendant in inheritance law, the offspring of the deceased

Ancestry of “rintaperillinen”, step by step

rintaperillinen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish perillinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperillinenbeneficiary, heir, inheritor
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 Swedish bröstarvinge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbröstarvingedirect heir, heir of the body
2Swedishbröstbreast; the fleshy organs on the chest of a...
3Old Swedishbrystbreast
4Old Norsebrjóstbreast; person, personality; front
5Proto-Germanicbreustąbreast, chest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break

via Finnish rinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrintabreast; chest, especially the front side of it
2Finnish-mäFront vowel variant of -ma
Every word from Proto-Uralic *peräEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric peräEvery word from Finnish perä