Where does “selkäperillinen” come from?

selkäperillinen (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.

selkäperillinen (Finnish): a lineal ascendant acting or potentially acting as an heir the lineal parents of the deceased

Definitions

  1. a lineal ascendant acting or potentially acting as an heir the lineal parents of the deceased

Ancestry of “selkäperillinen”, step by step

selkäperillinen traces back through two 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 Finnish selkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselkäback; ridge, spine; watershed area
2Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
3Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä
Every word from Proto-Uralic *peräEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric peräEvery word from Finnish perä