Where does “armastus” come from?
armastus (Estonian) comes from Estonian armastama, from Estonian armas, 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.
armastus (Estonian): love
Ancestry of “armastus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | armastama | to love |
| 2 | Estonian | armas | dear, beloved; cute, sweet, pleasant |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | armas | dear, beloved; pitiful |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | armaz | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ermos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
Words derived from “armastus”