Where does “perehitöin” come from?

perehitöin (Karelian) comes from Karelian pereh, from Proto-Finnic pereh, from Proto-Finnic perä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä, from Proto-Uralic *perä — hindquarters, back part of something.

perehitöin (Karelian): having no family, spouseless

Definitions

  1. having no family, spouseless

Ancestry of “perehitöin”, step by step

perehitöin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Karelian pereh

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

via Karelian töin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kareliantöin
Every word from Proto-Uralic *peräEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric peräEvery word from Proto-Finnic perä