Where does “suurperhe” come from?
suurperhe (Finnish) comes from Finnish perhe, from Proto-Finnic pereh, from Proto-Finnic perä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä, from Proto-Uralic *perä.
suurperhe (Finnish): A large family; kinship family
Definitions
- A large family; kinship family
Ancestry of “suurperhe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | perhe | family, nuclear family |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pereh | family, nuclear family |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | perä | rear, back; far end |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | perä | — |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | *perä | — |