Where does “armastuskiri” come from?
armastuskiri (Estonian) comes from Estonian armastus, 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.
armastuskiri (Estonian): love letter
Definitions
- love letter
Ancestry of “armastuskiri”, step by step
armastuskiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian armastus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | armastus | love |
| 2 | Estonian | armastama | to love |
| 3 | Estonian | armas | dear, beloved; cute, sweet, pleasant |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | armas | dear, beloved; pitiful |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | armaz | arm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ermos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |