Where does “tukiperhetyö” come from?

tukiperhetyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish tukiperhe, from Finnish perhe, from Proto-Finnic pereh, from Proto-Finnic perä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä, from Proto-Uralic *perä — hindquarters, back part of something.

tukiperhetyö (Finnish): support family work the work done by a support family

Definitions

  1. support family work the work done by a support family

Ancestry of “tukiperhetyö”, step by step

tukiperhetyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tukiperhe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukiperhesupport family, surrogate family
2Finnishperhefamily, nuclear family
3Proto-Finnicperehfamily, nuclear family
4Proto-Finnicperärear, back; far end
5Proto-Finno-Ugricperä—
6Proto-Uralic*perähindquarters, back part of something

via Finnish työ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöwork; job; you
2Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
3Proto-Finnictekyou
4Proto-Uralicteyou
Every word from Proto-Uralic *perä →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä →Every word from Proto-Finnic perä →