Where does “armastuslugu” come from?

armastuslugu (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.

armastuslugu (Estonian): love story

Definitions

  1. love story

Ancestry of “armastuslugu”, step by step

armastuslugu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian armastus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianarmastuslove
2Estonianarmastamato love
3Estonianarmasdear, beloved; cute, sweet, pleasant
4Proto-Finnicarmasdear, beloved; pitiful
5Proto-Germanicarmazarm; poor, miserable; pitiful, pitiable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ermos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Estonian lugu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlugutale, story
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ermosEvery word from Proto-Germanic armaz