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

Definitions

  1. love

Ancestry of “armastus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianarmastamato love
2Estonianarmasdear, beloved; cute, sweet, pleasant
3Proto-Finnicarmasdear, beloved; pitiful
4Proto-Germanicarmazarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ermos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “armastus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermos →Every word from Proto-Germanic armaz →