pärit olema

From pärit +‎ olema, first part pärit (“from”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Last part olema (“to be”), from Proto-Finnic *oldak (“to be”), from Proto-Uralic *wole- (“to be; exist”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpærit olemɑ/, [ˈpærit olemɑ]

• Rhymes: -emɑ
• Hyphenation: pä‧rit‧o‧le‧ma

pärit olema (da-infinitive pärit olla)

1. (transitive, elative) to come from (to have as one's birthplace or nationality)

   ma olen pärit Eestist ― I come from Estonia

2. (transitive, elative) to come from (to be from a specific location)

   pärlkanad on pärit Aafrikast ― guinea fowls come from Africa

   pärit oli ta lihtsast perest ― he came from a simple family

3. (transitive, elative) to come from (to appear or be created at a certain point in time)

   ei tea, kust see raha pärit on ― I don't know, where the money came from

• The verb phrase is used with the elative case, to answer questions such as kust? (from where?) and mis ajast? (since when?):
  • Kust?: Tema isa on pärit Prantsusmaalt ― His father is from France.
  • Mis ajast?: See maal on pärit 17. sajandist ― This painting is from the 17th century.

• “pärit olema”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
• pärit olema in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)