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Where does “armas” come from?

armas (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic armas, from Proto-Germanic armaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

armas (Estonian): dear, beloved; cute, sweet, pleasant

Definitions

  1. dear, beloved; cute, sweet, pleasant

Ancestry of “armas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicarmasdear, beloved; pitiful
2Proto-Germanicarmazarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ermos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “armas”

  • armastuskiri
  • armastama
  • armastus
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