Where does “seurakuntapiiri” come from?

seurakuntapiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish seurakunta, from Finnish kunta, from Proto-Finnic kunta, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kunta.

seurakuntapiiri (Finnish): the social circle in a (church) parish

Definitions

  1. the social circle in a (church) parish

Ancestry of “seurakuntapiiri”, step by step

seurakuntapiiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish seurakunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishseurakuntaA parish; A congregation, parish; Any group of...
2Finnishkuntamunicipality, commune; local political division;...
3Proto-Finnickuntacommunity; group of people
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickunta—

via Finnish piiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiiriring of people; administrative district, region;...
2Proto-Finnicpiiriline; border; ring, circle
3Proto-Uralicpirecircle
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