Where does “armuke” come from?

armuke (Estonian) comes from Estonian arm, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *arpi, from Proto-Germanic arwaz, from Proto-Indo-European Herwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

armuke (Estonian): lover, mistress

Definitions

  1. lover, mistress

Ancestry of “armuke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianarmscar; mercy
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*arpi—
3Proto-Germanicarwazready, fast; scar
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHerwos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Herwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic arwaz →
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